coello
See also: Coello and cõello
Galician
coello ("rabbit")
Alternative forms
- coelho (Reintegrationist)
- coenllo (Western Galician)
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese cõello (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *cuniclus, from Latin cunīculus, from Ancient Greek κύνικλος (kúniklos), probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Cognate with Portuguese coelho and Spanish conejo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈeʎo̝/
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Noun
coello m (plural coellos)
- rabbit
Derived terms
- coelleira
- Coelleira
- Conlleira
See also
- lebre
References
- “cõello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “coell” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “coello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “coello” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “coello” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.