Galician

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Ruins of the Tower of Riazón, Ombreiro, Lugo

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese riaçoo,[1] from Vulgar Latin *rivaceolus (rivulet), a diminutive of *rivaceus, from rivus (river, stream) + -aceus. Cognate with Spanish riachuelo.[2]

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Riazón m

  1. A village in San Mamede de Carnota parish, Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia
  2. A village in San Román parish, Santiso, A Coruña, Galicia
  3. A village in Veascós parish, Carballedo, Lugo, Galicia
  4. A village in A Laxe parish, Chantada, Lugo, Galicia
  5. A village in Ombreiro parish, Lugo, Lugo, Galicia
  6. A village in Sobrada de Aguiar parish, Outeiro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia
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References

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  • Riazón” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (20062018) “riaçoo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  1. ^ "Riaçoo" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “río”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos