paxariño

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese passarinna (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): paxaro +‎ -iño. Cognate with Portuguese passarinho.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [paʃaˈɾiɲʊ]

Noun

paxariño m (plural paxariños)

  1. nestling
  2. birdie, little bird

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