laio

Galician

Etymology 1

Deverbal from laiar (“to complain, mourn”).

Alternative forms

• alaio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlai̯ʊ]

Noun

laio m (plural laios)

1. wail, lament

   Synonyms: lamentación, laído

2. whimper

   Synonyms: laído, salouco

Related terms

• laiar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “laio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “laio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “laio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

laio

1. first-person singular present indicative of laiar