airiño

Galician

Alternative forms

• airinho (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From aire (“air”) +‎ -iño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajˈɾiɲo/ [a̠jˈɾi.ɲʊ]
• Rhymes: -iɲo
• Hyphenation: ai‧ri‧ño

Noun

airiño m (plural airiños)

1. breeze

   Synonym: brisa

2. (idiomatic) an instant

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “airiño”, 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), “airiño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “airiño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN