lỹo

See also: lyö, and lyo-

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• lynno

Etymology

From Latin līnum (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɲo/, /ˈlĩ.j̃o/

Noun

lỹo m (plural lỹos)

1. flax
2. linen
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 23 (facsimile):

     […] nunca uestirei ia maiſ lãa nẽ lỹo.

     […] I will never wear wool or linen again.

Related terms

• linna

Descendants

• Galician: liño
• Portuguese: linho