esporón
Galician
Alternative forms
- asperón, esperón
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *spurô (“spur”), from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“to kick”), probably borrowed from Old French esperon; documented in local Latin documents, as asperon, at least since 1128. Cognate of Italian sprone, Spanish espolón, French éperon, Occitan esporon.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /espoˈɾoŋ/
Noun
esporón m (plural esporóns)
- prod, spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
- prop
- (nautical) ram, cutwater
- (geology, dated) spur
- whetstone
- dorsal fin
Synonyms
Derived terms
- esporear (“to spur”)
- esporada (“kick of the spur”)
References
- “esporoada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “esporon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “esporón” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “esporón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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