llera

See also: Llera

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin glarea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎeɾa/ [ˈʎe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: lle‧ra

Noun

llera f (plural lleres)

1. loose stones
2. rocky surface in a beach

Derived terms

• llerada
• lleráu
• lleregal
• llerisca
• lleriza

Placenames

• La Llera, La Ḷḷera
• La Llera Polín
• Llera
• Les Lleres
• El Llerón, El Ḷḷeirón, El Lleirón
• El Lleráu
• Los Praos Llerones
• Ḷḷeirieḷḷa
• La Llerosa, La Ḷḷeirosa
• Llerices

Further reading

• “llera”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “llera”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Regional palatized form of glera, from Latin glarea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʎe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈʎe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa

Noun

llera f (plural lleres)

1. (regional) gravel

   Synonym: glera

2. (geology, hydrology) riverbed

   Synonym: llit fluvial

Usage notes

• This term was originally only a regional form of glera, used in Ribagorça and Baix Maestrat. However, since the 1960s, it has become a widespread synonym of llit fluvial ("riverbed"), also used outside these regions.

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Asturian llera, from Latin glarea.

Noun

llera f (plural lleras)

1. pebbly or stony area

Further reading

• “llera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024