rocin

See also: rocín and roçin

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

roçin

Etymology

From Medieval Latin runcinus, possibly of Germanic origin, from Middle High German ross, from Old High German hros, ros (“horse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrussą. More at modern Portuguese rocim.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ro.ˈt͡sĩ/

Noun

rocin m

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.

Descendants

Portuguese: rocim

References

“rocin” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“rocin” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

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