nidio

Galician

Alternative forms

• nedio

Etymology

Attested since 1409 (nedeo). From Old Galician-Portuguese nedeo, from Latin nitidus. Doublet of nítido and cognate with Portuguese nédio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈniðjʊ]

Adjective

nidio (feminine nidia, masculine plural nidios, feminine plural nidias)

1. smooth, sleek
   • 1409, G. Pérez Barcala, editor, A tradución galega do "Liber de medicina equorum" de Joradanus Ruffus, Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 170:

     depois fillen dous homes seños paos redondos e nedeos e untenos d’azeite caente

     then two men should pick each one a round and smooth stick, and smear them with hot oil

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nedeo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nidio”, 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), “nidio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nidio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Noun

nidio m (plural nidi)

1. Alternative form of nido

Anagrams

• indio