furna

Galician

Furna do Osmo, Corme, Galicia

As Furnas, Xuño, Galicia

Alternative forms

furnia

Etymology

From Latin furnus (“oven”) or fornix (“arch”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfuɾna̝/

Noun

furna f (plural furnas)

cave
Synonyms: cafurna, gruta
cove (small coastal inlet)
Synonyms: abra, arnela, cala, rada
precipice

Derived terms

cafurna
Fornas
Fórnea
Fórneas
Furnia
Furna

References

“furna” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“furna” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“furna” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. furnia.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin furnus.

Noun

furna f (plural furnas)

cave, cavern
crater

Synonyms

(cave): caverna
(crater): cratera

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