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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bisavoo (first attested in 1290). By surface analysis, bis- (“twice”) + avó (“grandfather”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bisavó m (plural bisavós, feminine bisavoa, feminine plural bisavoas)
- great-grandfather
- (in the plural) great-grandparents
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bisauoo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “bisavoo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bisavó”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bisavó”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bisavó”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From bis- + avó (“grandmother”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Hyphenation: bi‧sa‧vó
Noun
bisavó f (plural bisavós, masculine bisavô, masculine plural bisavôs)
- great-grandmother, female great-grandparent