andecha

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • endecha
  • andeicha (Teberga, Somiedu)
  • endeicha (Teberga, Somiedu)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin indicta from indictus (announced).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈdet͡ʃa/ [ãn̪ˈd̪e.t͡ʃa]
  • Rhymes: -etʃa
  • Syllabification: an‧de‧cha

Noun

andecha f (plural andeches)

  1. group of people working together on a project or job.
  2. Collective work, collective work that the inhabitants of a village do for the benefit of the village as a whole
    n'andechain collaboration, in partnership
    • 1887, Xosé Caveda y Nava, Los namoraos de l'aldea[1]:
      Si t ' afayes en mio andecha
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1921, Enrique García Rendueles, Na muerte de D. Angel Cifuentes[2], archived from the original on 16 July 2024:
      Porque una vez n' andecha,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1926, Pepín de Pría, Nel y Flor, Los dos rapazos[3]:
      nin mayanza nin andecha,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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