saín

See also: sain, säin, and sain-

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old French (compare French saindoux), from Vulgar Latin *saginum, from Latin sagīna (“fatness”).[1]

Alternative forms
  • saíl, seíl, seín

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saˈiŋ/

Noun

saín m (plural saíns)

  1. fish oil, which was used for lighting
  2. lard; rendered lard
    Synonym: pingo

Etymology 2

Verb

saín

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of saír

References
  • “sayn” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “saín” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “saín” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “saín” 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. saín.
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