avoo

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• avol

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβo.o/

Noun

avoo m (plural avoos)

1. grandfather
2. (in the plural) grandparents

Descendants

• Galician: avó
• Portuguese: avô

Further reading

• "avoo ~ avol" in UC/Glosario, s.v. xxx, in Ferreiro, Manuel (dir.) (2014): Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa. Universidade da Coruña.