gẽolho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • gẽollo
  • giolho, gyolho
  • geonllo, gionllo, jeonllo

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Old Spanish ynojo.

Pronunciation

  • (Galicia) IPA(key): /d͡ʒẽ.ˈo.ʎo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /d͡ʒẽ.ˈo.ʎʊ/
  • Rhymes: -oʎo

Noun

gẽolho m (plural gẽolhos)

  1. knee

Derived terms

  • geolheira

Descendants

  • Galician: xeonllo, xeollo, xoello, xollo, xonllo, joelho (reintegrationist)
  • Portuguese: joelho, giôlho, jolho

Further reading

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