somorgujo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /somoɾˈɡuxo/ [so.moɾˈɣ̞u.xo]
• Rhymes: -uxo
• Syllabification: so‧mor‧gu‧jo

Etymology 1

From a derivative of Latin mergus, with various theories existing on the intermediate form: one derives it from the variant form somorgujón, from a Vulgar Latin *merguliōnem, later influenced by Latin submergō (compare Portuguese mergulho, mergulhão, Galician mergullón, somorgullo, Leonese mergollón). Another etymology often considered is deverbal from somorgujar, from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *submerguc(u)lāre, although this is unlikely for several reasons, one being that the verb was never used as much as this noun. Also possibly is a derivative of Latin mergulus through a verb *merguliāre (compare Portuguese megulhar), with later influence from submergō. Compare also Italian marangone, smergo.

Alternative forms

• somormujo, somorgujón

Noun

somorgujo m (plural somorgujos)

1. grebe

Derived terms

• somorgujar

 

Related terms

• sumergir

 

Etymology 2

Verb

somorgujo

1. first-person singular present indicative of somorgujar

Further reading

• “somorgujo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014