abuelo
HiligaynonEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
abuélo
SpanishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- agüelo (eye dialect)
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *aviolus, ultimately from Latin avus.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /aˈbwelo/ [aˈβ̞we.lo]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Hyphenation: a‧bue‧lo
- IPA(key): (dialectal) /aˈwelo/ [aˈwe.lo], /aˈɡwelo/ [aˈɣ̞we.lo]
- Rhymes: -elo
NounEdit
abuelo m (plural abuelos, feminine abuela, feminine plural abuelas)
- grandfather
- Su abuelo es simpático.
- His grandfather is nice.
- (colloquial, endearing) an elderly person
- loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up
- Synonym: tolano
Usage notesEdit
The noun abuelo is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.
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ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
- “abuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014