agarimo

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aɡaˈɾimo/ [ɑ.ɣ̞ɑˈɾi.mʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /aɡaˈɾimo/ [ɑ.ɣ̞ɑˈɾi.mʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /aħaˈɾimo/ [ɑ.ħɑˈɾi.mʊ]

• Rhymes: -imo
• Hyphenation: a‧ga‧ri‧mo

Etymology 1

Attested since the 18th century. Deverbal from agarimar (“to shelter; to cherish”).

Alternative forms

• garimo

Noun

agarimo m (plural agarimos)

1. shelter, protection

   Synonyms: abrigo, amparo

   • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:

     Sòs mentes en Deus do Céo,
     agarimo podo achàr,
     pois cuitadiña de min;
     já non teño Pay, nin Nay!

     Just in God of Heaven
     shelter I can find
     Because, pity me,
     No longer I have mum or dad

2. affection

   Synonyms: afecto, cariño

Related terms

• agarimar
• rima

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agarimo”, 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), “agarimo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agarimo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

agarimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of agarimar