Galician

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

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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

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Italian

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Noun

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nidio m (plural nidi)

  1. Alternative form of nido

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