joelho
Galician edit
Noun edit
joelho m (plural joelhos, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of xoello
References edit
- “joelho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gẽolho, with metathesis, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare Galician xeonllo.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eʎu
- Hyphenation: jo‧e‧lho
Noun edit
joelho m (plural joelhos)