bisavó

See also: bisavo and bisavô

Galician

Alternative forms

• bisavolo, bizavó

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bisavoo (first attested in 1290). By surface analysis, bis- (“twice”) +‎ avó (“grandfather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bisaˈbo/ [bi.s̺aˈβ̞o]
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

bisavó m (plural bisavós, feminine bisavoa, feminine plural bisavoas)

1. great-grandfather
2. (in the plural) great-grandparents

Related terms

• avó
• avoa
• trasavó

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

Alternative forms

• bisa (shortening)

Etymology

From bis- +‎ avó (“grandmother”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.zaˈvɔ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.zɐˈvɔ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.zɐˈvɔ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.zɐˈbɔ/ [bi.zɐˈβɔ]

• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: bi‧sa‧vó

Noun

bisavó f (plural bisavós, masculine bisavô, masculine plural bisavôs)

1. great-grandmother, female great-grandparent

Related terms

• bisneto/bisneta