avoengo

Galician

Etymology

From avó (“grandparent”) +‎ -engo (“-ing”). Compare Portuguese avoengo, Spanish abolengo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aβoˈeŋɡo̝/

Noun

avoengo m (plural avoengos)

  1. hereditary property; a property that has been inherited

Adjective

avoengo m (feminine singular avoenga, masculine plural avoengos, feminine plural avoengas)

  1. hereditary; related to or belonging to the ancestors

References
  • “avoengo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “avoengo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Noun

avoengo m (plural avoengos, feminine avoenga, feminine plural avoengas)

  1. forefather; forebear; ancestor

Adjective

avoengo (feminine avoenga, masculine plural avoengos, feminine plural avoengas)

  1. (relational) of one's forefathers
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