roán

See also: Roan and roan

Galician

Alternative forms

• arroán, ruán

Etymology

Attested in local Medieval Latin documents as raudanus, probably of Germanic origin (compare Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (raudan), accusative of 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs, “red”)), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Cognate with Spanish roano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈaŋ]

Adjective

roán (feminine roá, masculine plural roáns, feminine plural roás)

1. auburn
2. roan
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 221:

     El rrey Cástor, que sij́a sobre hũ bon caualo rroán

     king Castor, who was atop a good roan horse

References

• “roan” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “roan” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “roán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “roán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ruán” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.