traíña

Galician

Alternative forms

• trainha (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *traginō (“to drag, pull”), from Latin trahō. Compare also treinar (for the evolution from Latin, compare also reinar and raíña).

For cognates in other languages, compare English train.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾaˈiɲa̝/

Noun

traíña f (plural traíñas)

1. long fishing net traditionally used for fishing sardine

Derived terms

• traiñeira
• traiñón

Related terms

• treinar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “traíña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “traíña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “traíña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Sañez Reguart, Antonio, 1793, Diccionario histórico de los artes de la pesca nacional, Volumen 5