paseniño

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1807. From paso (“step”) + the diminutive suffix -iño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paseˈniɲʊ]

Adverb

paseniño

1. slowly, step by step

   Synonyms: amodiño, amodo, engorde, devagar

   • 1807, anonymous author, Segundo diálogo dos esterqueiros:

     Non conosès outra cousa: / hevos un Santo, Compadre, / revestido de Canonego, / que cando vay pola calle / parece que pisa en ovos, / porque vay moi pasiniño, / co os brazos postos en cruz, / rezando o santo rosario;

     You know nothing: he is a saint, my friend, disguised as a canon, that when goes down the street is like he is stepping on eggs, because he goes very slowly, the open arms forming a cross, praying the holy rosary

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “paseniño”, 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), “paseniño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega