oreneta

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === oroneta === Etymology === Probably from metathesis of an Old Catalan *eroneta, from a Vulgar Latin *hirundĭtta, a diminutive of Latin hirundō. The suffix may have also been an internal formation within early Catalan: compare the different suffixes used in nearby Romance cognates: Occitan ironda, randoleta, irondela, Spanish golondrina, Portuguese andorinha, French hirondelle, Italian rondine, cf. also Romanian rândunea, rândunică. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [u.ɾəˈnɛ.tə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.ɾəˈnə.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [o.ɾeˈne.ta] === Noun === oreneta f (plural orenetes) swallow (bird) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “oreneta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “oreneta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “oreneta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.