bisgüelu

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • bisagüelu
  • (Western Asturias) bisabuelu, bisbuelu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese visvuelo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bisˈɡwelu/ [bizˈɡwe.lu]
  • Rhymes: -elu
  • Syllabification: bis‧güe‧lu
    • (Cabrales) IPA(key): [bizˈɣwø.lu]
    • (Metaphonetic) IPA(key): [bizˈɣwi.lu]
    • (Western Asturias) IPA(key): [bizˈbwe.lu]
      • (North-Western Asturias) IPA(key): [bizˈbwo.lu]

Noun

bisgüelu m sg (feminine singular bisgüela, masculine plural bisgüelos, feminine plural bisgüeles)

  1. great-grandfather
    Synonym: tresgüelu

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “bisgüelu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • “bisgüelu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
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