aceno

Galician

Alternative forms

• ceno

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese açãa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin cinnus (“wink”). Cognate with Spanish ceño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈθeno̝/

Noun

aceno m (plural acenos)

1. sign, gesture
2. wave (of a hand)

Related terms

• acenar

References

• “açãa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “açãa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “aceno” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “aceno” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “aceno” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from acenar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsẽ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsẽ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈse.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈse.nu/

• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧no

Noun

aceno m (plural acenos)

1. wave (movement of the arm or hand used for communication, especially to greet or say farewell to someone far away)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsẽ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsẽ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈse.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsɛ.nu/

• Rhymes: -ɛnu
• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧no

Verb

aceno

1. first-person singular present indicative of acenar

Further reading

• “aceno” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθeno/ [aˈθe.no]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈseno/ [aˈse.no]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧no

Noun

aceno m (plural acenos)

1. (organic chemistry) acene

   Synonym: poliaceno