abedul

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *betūle or *betūlus, from Latin betulla, diminutive of Gaulish *betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

Also compare Catalan bedoll, French bouleau, Portuguese bétula, Italian betulla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeˈdul/ [a.β̞eˈð̞ul]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: a‧be‧dul

Noun

abedul m (plural abedules)

1. birch

   Synonym: (La Rioja) biezo

Derived terms

• abedul europeo
• yesquero del abedul

 

Further reading

• “abedul”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16