arç

Meaning

a name given to various species of flowering shrubs including the hawthorn, the sea-buckthorn, and the European teatree

Concepts

hawthorn

mayflower

modal auxiliary

Synonyms

espinal

arç blanc

albespí

espinau

Translations

espino

biancospino

Weißdorn

aubépine

hagedoorn

meidoorn

estrepeiro

pirilteiro

possa

espino albar

espino blanco

majuelo

marzoleto

may.

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈars]

Etymology

Cognate with Asturian: artu

In summary

Unknown; possibly from Paleo-Hispanic, perhaps via Vulgar Latin *artea or *artius. Compare Old Navarro-Aragonese arto (“blackthorn”) and Asturian artu (“bramble”).