gẽolho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• gẽollo
• giolho, gyolho
• geonllo, gionllo, jeonllo

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Old Spanish ynojo.

Pronunciation

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒẽ.ˈo.ʎo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒẽ.ˈo.ʎʊ/
• Rhymes: -oʎo

Noun

gẽolho m (plural gẽolhos)

1. knee

Derived terms

• geolheira

Descendants

• Galician: xeonllo, xeollo, xoello, xollo, xonllo; joelho (reintegrationist)
• Portuguese: joelho

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "gẽolho"