Riazón
Galician
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Ruins of the Tower of Riazón, Ombreiro, Lugo
Etymology
From Old Galician riaçoo,[1] from Latin *rivaceolus (“rivulet”), a diminutive of *rivaceus, from rivus (“river, stream”) + -aceus. Cognate with Spanish riachuelo.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riaˈθoŋ/
Proper noun
Riazón m
- A village in San Mamede de Carnota parish, Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia.
- A village in San Román parish, Santiso, A Coruña, Galicia.
- A village in Veascós parish, Carballedo, Lugo, Galicia.
- A village in A Laxe parish, Chantada, Lugo, Galicia.
- A village in Ombreiro parish, Lugo, Lugo, Galicia.
- A village in Sobrada de Aguiar parish, Outeiro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia.
Related terms
- Riazó
- Riazor
References
- “Riazón” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “riaçoo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- "Riaçoo" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “río”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos