somorgullo

Galician

Somorgullo or Mergullón

Etymology 1

Back-formation from somorgullar. Compare Spanish somormujo.

Alternative forms

• amergullo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /somoɾˈɣuʎo̝/

Noun

somorgullo m (plural somorgullos)

1. dive

   Synonym: mergullo

2. great crested grebe

   Synonym: mergullón

Related terms

• somorgullar

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

somorgullo

1. first-person singular present indicative of somorgullar