meiriño

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. From Medieval Latin majorinus, from maior (“greater”). Cognate with Portuguese meirinho and Spanish merino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mejˈɾiɲʊ]

Noun

meiriño m (plural meiriños)

1. (historical) bailiff, reeve
2. merino sheep

Derived terms

• Meiriño (surname)

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “meyrino”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “meyrino”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “meyriño”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “meiriño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “meiriño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.