marsopa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French marsoupe, from a West Germanic source.

Pronunciation

Noun

marsopa f (plural marsopes)

  1. porpoise

Derived terms

  • marsopa comuna
  • marsopa d'ulleres
  • marsopa llisa
  • marsopa negra
  • marsopa sense aleta

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French and Old French marsoupe, probably of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *marisuppa (porpoise), from Latin mare (sea) + Proto-Germanic *supô (to drink, sip).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾˈsopa/ [maɾˈso.pa]
  • (Castilian)
    Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -opa
  • Syllabification: mar‧so‧pa

Noun

marsopa f (plural marsopas)

  1. porpoise

References

  1. Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading

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