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GALICIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

unha.

a, one

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

article/ˈuŋa/[ˈu.ŋɐ]
  1. a, one

    feminine · indefinite · singular
    Lle poñen unha luz a San Miguel e outra ó demo.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese ũa (already spelled unha in a cantiga by Bernal de Bonaval), from Latin ūna, feminine of ūnus. Cognate with Portuguese uma and Spanish una, although the former is an analogical formation.

noun/ˈuŋa/[ˈu.ŋɐ]
  1. reintegrationist spelling of uña

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese ũa (already spelled unha in a cantiga by Bernal de Bonaval), from Latin ūna, feminine of ūnus. Cognate with Portuguese uma and Spanish una, although the former is an analogical formation.

num/ˈuŋa/[ˈu.ŋɐ]
  1. one

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese ũa (already spelled unha in a cantiga by Bernal de Bonaval), from Latin ūna, feminine of ūnus. Cognate with Portuguese uma and Spanish una, although the former is an analogical formation.

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