avoengo

Galician

Etymology

From avó (“grandparent”) +‎ -engo (“-ing”). Compare Portuguese avoengo, Spanish abolengo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aβoˈeŋɡo̝/

Noun

avoengo m (plural avoengos)

1. hereditary property; a property that has been inherited

Adjective

avoengo (feminine avoenga, masculine plural avoengos, feminine plural avoengas)

1. hereditary; related to or belonging to the ancestors

Related terms

• abadengo
• avó
• reguengo

References

• “avoengo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “avoengo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.voˈẽ.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.voˈẽ.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.voˈẽ.ɡo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈvwẽ.ɡu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈvwẽ.ɡu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbwẽ.ɡu/ [ɐˈβwẽ.ɡu]

• Hyphenation: a‧vo‧en‧go

Noun

avoengo m (plural avoengos, feminine avoenga, feminine plural avoengas)

1. forefather; forebear; ancestor

Adjective

avoengo (feminine avoenga, masculine plural avoengos, feminine plural avoengas)

1. (relational) of one's forefathers