marsopa

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Catalan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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marsopa f (plural marsopes)

  1. porpoise

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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marsopa f (plural marsopas)

  1. porpoise

References

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  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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