vasallo
See also: Vasallo
Galician
Etymology
From a derivative of Proto-Celtic *baskis (“bundle”) and the Galician suffix -allo, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle”). Cognate with Latin fascis (“bundle, faggot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [baˈsaʎʊ]
References
- “vasallo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “vasallo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “vasallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Old Spanish
Alternative forms
- uasallo, uassallo, uasiello, vassallo
Etymology
From Late Latin vassallus (“retainer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /βaˈsaʎo/
Noun
vasallo m (plural vasallos)
- vassal, servant
- c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 11r. b.
- E ſubieron cõ el todos ſos vaſallos de pharaon. los mayores de su caſa de pharaon & todos los mayores de egypto.
- And all of Pharaoh's vassals went forth with him; the elders of the house of Pharaoh and all the elders of Egypt.
- c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 11r. b.
Descendants
- Spanish: vasallo
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin vassallus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baˈsaʝo/ [baˈsa.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /baˈsaʎo/ [baˈsa.ʎo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baˈsaʃo/ [baˈsa.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈsaʒo/ [baˈsa.ʒo]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝo
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎo
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃo
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒo
- Syllabification: va‧sa‧llo
Adjective
vasallo (feminine vasalla, masculine plural vasallos, feminine plural vasallas)
- vassal, serving
Derived terms
Further reading
- “vasallo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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