rocin
Ladin
Etymology
Noun
rocin m (plural rocins)
Alternative forms
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin runcinus, possibly of Germanic origin, from Middle High German ross, from Old High German hros, ros (“horse”), from Proto-West Germanic *hross. More at modern Portuguese rocim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ro.ˈt͡sĩ/
Noun
rocin m (plural rocins)
- nag (useless horse)
- 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 1537: Joam Bol'anda mal debaratado (facsimile)
- Leuoulho roçin e leixoulha mua
- He stole his nag, leaving him his mule.
- 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 1537: Joam Bol'anda mal debaratado (facsimile)
Descendants
- Portuguese: rocim
References
- “rocin”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “rocin” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913