gubia

See also: gubią

Galician

Alternative forms

• gobia

Etymology

From Late Latin gulbia, gubia, borrowed from a Celtic language; from Proto-Celtic *gulbā, *gulbīnos (“beak, bill”) (compare Middle Irish gulba (“beak, jaw”), Welsh gylfln (“beak”)), probably of non-Indo-European origin. Cognate with English gouge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡuβjɐ]

Noun

gubia f (plural gubias)

1. gouge (chisel)

Derived terms

• gubio (“gouge”)
• esgubia (“gouge”)
• esgubiar (“to gouge”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gubia”, 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), “gubia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gubia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin gulbia, gubia, from Gaulish *gulbiā, from Proto-Celtic *gulbā, *gulbīnos (“beak, bill”). See the late term for more information. Compare Middle Irish gulba (“beak”), English gouge.

Noun

gubia f (plural gubias)

1. gouge (chisel)

Further reading

• “gubia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28