Uviéu

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally known as Ovetao, or Ovetum (in Latinized form). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈbjeu̯/ [uˈβ̞jøu]
  • Rhymes: -eu̯
  • Syllabification: U‧viéu

Proper noun

Uviéu m

  1. Oviedo (a capital city of Asturias, in northwestern Spain)
    • 1600s?, Benito de la Uxa, Píramo y Tisbe‎[1]:
      Que valen bien los güevos en Uviedo.
      That the eggs cost a lot in Oviedo
    • 1789, Xosefa Xovellanos, Proclamación de Carlos IV n'Uviedo‎[2]:
      Non quixe tornar a Uviedo ,
      I did not want to return to Oviedo

Derived terms

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