encol de

Galician

Alternative forms

• encolo de

Etymology

From en (“in, on”) + colo (“lap”) + de (“of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eŋˈkɔldɪ]

Prepositional phrase

encol de

1. on (positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above)

References

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