dondo

See also: Dondo

Galician

Alternative forms

• dondio

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century. From Latin domitus (“tamed”). Cognate with Spanish duendo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdondo̝/

Adjective

dondo (feminine donda, masculine plural dondos, feminine plural dondas)

1. (archaic) tamed, meek
   • c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento":

     et fezestes los vij̃r dondos' ao arrado aos que nũqua souberã de nehũa prijon

     and you made them come, as meek ones, to the plough, they who never knew a prison

2. soft; gentle
3. flexible, pliant

Derived terms

• adondar

References

• “dondo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “dondo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “dondo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “dondo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “dondo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.