pértega
Galician
/ˈpeɾte̝ɣa̝/
noun
Definitions
- pole (used in the sport of pole vaulting)
- mobile part of the flail tool used for threshing
- flail tool used for threshing
- outer pieces of the bed of a traditional Galician cart
- shaft, batten
- twig
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pertica (long pole, measuring rod, pole, staff).
Origin
Latin
pertica
Gloss
long pole, measuring rod, pole, staff
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *pert'ca Latin
- pertica Latin
- perxa Catalan, Valencian
- pertegueiro Galician
- *perth Proto-Italic