girino

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυρῖνος (gurînos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈri.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: gi‧rì‧no

Noun

girino m (plural girini)

  1. tadpole
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ri.no/
  • Rhymes: -irino
  • Hyphenation: gì‧ri‧no

Verb

girino

  1. inflection of girare:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

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Alternative forms

Noun

girino

  1. genitive/dative singular of giri (mountain)

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gyrīnus,[1] from Ancient Greek γυρῖνος (gurînos).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -inu
  • Hyphenation: gi‧ri‧no

Noun

girino m (plural girinos)

  1. tadpole

References

  1. ^ Antenor Nascentes (1955) “girino”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa [Portuguese language etymological dictionary] (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica, page 242, column 2