padriño

See also: padrino

Galician

Alternative forms

• padrín

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese padrỹo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”), from Latin pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare Portuguese padrinho, Spanish padrino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈðɾiɲo̝]

Noun

padriño m (plural padriños, feminine madrinha, feminine plural madrinhas)

1. godfather (a male godparent)

Related terms

• padrasto
• padre
• pai
• paterno

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “padry_o”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “padri”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “padriño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “padriño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “padriño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.