aceno

Galician

Alternative forms

• ceno

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese açãa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin cinnus (“wink”). Cognate with Spanish ceño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈθeno̝/

Noun

aceno m (plural acenos)

1. sign, gesture
2. wave (of a hand)

Related terms

• acenar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “açãa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “açãa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aceno”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aceno”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aceno”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from acenar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsẽ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsẽ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈse.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈse.nu/

• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧no

Noun

aceno m (plural acenos)

1. wave (movement of the arm or hand used for communication, especially to greet or say farewell to someone far away)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsẽ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsẽ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈse.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsɛ.nu/

• Rhymes: -ɛnu
• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧no

Verb

aceno

1. first-person singular present indicative of acenar

Further reading

• “aceno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθeno/ [aˈθe.no]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈseno/ [aˈse.no]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧no

Noun

aceno m (plural acenos)

1. (organic chemistry) acene

   Synonym: poliaceno