nidio

Galician

Alternative forms

• nedio

Etymology

Attested since 1409 (nedeo). From Old Galician-Portuguese nedeo, from Latin nitidus. Doublet of nítido and cognate with Portuguese nédio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈniðjʊ]

Adjective

nidio (feminine nidia, masculine plural nidios, feminine plural nidias)

1. smooth, sleek
   • 1409, G. Pérez Barcala, editor, A tradución galega do "Liber de medicina equorum" de Joradanus Ruffus, Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 170:

     depois fillen dous homes seños paos redondos e nedeos e untenos d’azeite caente

     then two men should pick each one a round and smooth stick, and smear them with hot oil

References

• “nedeo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “nidio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “nidio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “nidio” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian

Noun

nidio m (plural nidi)

1. Alternative form of nido

Anagrams

• indio