Suegos

Galician

Suegos, Pol

Etymology

Attested in local Medieval documents as Suevos. From Latin suēvōs (“Suebi”), from Proto-Germanic *swēbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self”): probably because these places were settled by the Suebi people who established in Galicia and Northern Portugal in the 5th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈswɛɣʊs]

Proper noun

Suegos

1. A parish of O Vicedo, Lugo, Galicia
2. A parish of Pol, Lugo, Galicia

Related terms

• Suevos

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Sueuos”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “Suegos” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.