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Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese apelido (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), back-formation from apelidar. Related to English appeal.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
apelido m (plural apelidos)
- (archaic) summoning
- (archaic) battle cry
- last name; surname; family name
Related terms
References
- “apelido” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “apelido” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “apelido” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “apelido” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Etymology 2
Verb
apelido
- first-person singular present indicative of apelidar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese apelido, from Latin appellitō (“to be accustomed to call”), from appellō (“to address”).
Alternative forms
Noun
apelido m (plural apelidos)
- (Portugal) last name; surname; family name
- Synonyms: nome de família, (Brazil) sobrenome
- (Brazil) nickname (informal name)
- Synonyms: alcunha, cognome
- (obsolete, literature) proper noun; name; designation
Etymology 2
Verb
apelido
- first-person singular present indicative of apelidar