pedernal

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier pedrenal, from Latin petrinus (from petra (“stone”)), with the suffix -al.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pedeɾˈnal/ [pe.ð̞eɾˈnal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: pe‧der‧nal

Noun

pedernal m (plural pedernales)

flint

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

“pedernal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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