esgrevio

Galician

Alternative forms
  • ergrevio

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin scabridus, from scaber (“rough”).[1] With the meaning "outstanding", because of blend with Latin egregius.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /esˈɣɾeβjo̝/

Adjective

esgrevio (feminine esgrevia, masculine plural esgrevios, feminine plural esgrevias)

  1. rough; steep
    Synonym: áspero
  2. harsh
    Synonym: áspero
  3. harsh, severe
    Synonym: áspero
  4. (literary) grave, serious
  5. (literary) outstanding

References
  • “esgrevio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “esgrevio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. esgrevio.
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