miñato

Galician
Miñato

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician / Old Portuguese *mĩato (cf. miñoca, niño), from a proto-Galician *milato cognate with Asturian milatu; from Vulgar Latin *mīlus, from Latin mīlvus, and the suffix -ato which usually forms youngs of animals (cf. baleato, lobato). Compare Spanish milano, Portuguese milhano, milhafre.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miˈɲato̝/

Noun

miñato m (plural miñatos)

  1. buzzard, common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    Synonym: buxato
  2. red kite (Milvus milvus)
    Synonym: miñato real
  3. gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)
    Synonyms: escacho, rubio

Derived terms
  • miñato abelleiro
  • miñato real
  • Miñotos
  • Mioteira
  • Miuteira

References
  • “mioto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “miñato” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “miñoto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “mioto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “miñato” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “miñato” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. milano.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.