roán
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)
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.
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