avoo

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈβo.o/

Noun

avoo m (plural avoos)

  1. grandfather
  2. (in the plural) grandparents

Descendants

  • Galician: avó
  • Portuguese: avô

Further reading

  • Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2025), “avoo ~ avol”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
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