esquío

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Galician[edit]

esquío

Etymology 1[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *squirus, from sciurus (“squirrel”), from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros),[1] perhaps attracted by Galician esquivo, esquío (“elusive”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /esˈkio̝/, (eastern) [ɪsˈkiʊ̯]

Noun[edit]

esquío m (plural esquíos)

  1. (mammal) squirrel
    • 1399, M. Lucas Alvareze María José Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 271:
      Pero Esquio de Beba
      Peter [AKA] Squirrel, from Beba

Etymology 2[edit]

From esquivo, from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, reserved; odious”).

Adjective[edit]

esquío m or f (plural esquíos)

  1. Alternative form of esquivo
    1. impoverished, scant
    2. elusive, disdainful

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

esquío

  1. first-person singular present indicative of esquiar

References[edit]

  • “esquio” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “esquio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “esquío” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “esquío” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “esquilo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

esquío

  1. first-person singular present indicative of esquiar
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