lagoa
Galician
Alternative forms
- lagúa, legúa
Etymology
13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese lagõa, from Latin lacūna (“pit”), from Latin lacus (“lake”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oa
Noun
lagoa f (plural lagoas)
Derived terms
- Lagoa
- Lagoela
- Lagoíña
- Lagúa
- Lagúas
References
- “lagoa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “lagoa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “lagoa”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lagoa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lagoa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lagoa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- “lagoa”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lagõa, from Latin lacūna (“pit”), from lacus (“lake; basin”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”). Doublet of lacuna and laguna.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈɡo(w).ɐ/ [laˈɡo(ʊ̯).ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈɡo(w).a/ [laˈɡo(ʊ̯).a]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈɡo.ɐ/ [lɐˈɣo.ɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈɡo(w).ɐ/ [lɐˈɣo(w).ɐ]
Noun
lagoa f (plural lagoas)
- a small lake
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Hunsrik: Lagoh
Further reading
- “lagoa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “lagoa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “lagoa”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
- “lagoa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
- “lagoa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026