abesouro

Galician

Abesouro

Alternative forms

• abesoiro

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abesouro, of unknown origin. Perhaps a composite from Latin apis (“bee”) and a derivative of Germanic *sauzaz (“dry; red-brown”). Cognate with Portuguese besouro (“beetle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aβeˈsowɾo̝/

Noun

abesouro m (plural abesouros)

1. bumblebee

Derived terms

• Abesoureira

See also

• abesouro on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “abesouro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abesouro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “abesoiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “abesouro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “abesouro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.