xeo

See also: xe'o, xèo, xéo, and xẹo

Galician

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese geo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin gelū. Compare Portuguese gelo, Spanish hielo.

Alternative forms

• geio (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃe.ʊ]

Noun

xeo m (plural xeos)

1. ice

   Synonyms: lazo, xelo

Related terms

• axear
• xeada
• xeado
• xear
• xieiro

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “geo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “geo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xio”, 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), “xeo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xeo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

xeo

1. first-person singular present indicative of xear