gẽolho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

gẽollo
giolho, gyolho
geonllo, gionllo, jeonllo

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Old Spanish ynojo.

Pronunciation

(Galicia) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒẽ.ˈo.ʎo/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒẽ.ˈo.ʎʊ/
Rhymes: -oʎo

Noun

gẽolho m (plural gẽolhos)

knee

Derived terms

geolheira

Descendants

Galician: xeonllo, xeollo, xoello, xollo, xonllo; joelho
Portuguese: joelho

Further reading

Universo Cantigas - "gẽolho"

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