Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Medieval Latin *īsex, from Proto-Celtic *esoxs (salmon). Cognate of Portuguese irze, of Spanish esguín and of Basque izokin.[1]

Noun edit

irce m (plural irces)

  1. (obsolete) salmon

References edit

  1. ^ Joseph M. Piel (1953) Miscelânea de etimologia portuguesa e galega, Lisboa: Coimbra editor, pages 179-189