lỹo

See also: lyö and lyo-

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

lynno (late)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin līnum (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.o/, (late) /ˈli.ɲo/

Noun

lỹo m

flax
linen
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 23 (facsimile):
  
  […] nunca uestirei ia maiſ lãa nẽ lỹo.
  […] I will never wear wool or linen again.

Related terms

linna

Descendants

Galician: liño
Portuguese: linho

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