trasavó

Galician

Etymology

Tras- (“beyond”) +‎ avó (“grandfather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾasaˈbo/ [t̪ɾa.s̺aˈβ̞o]
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

trasavó m (plural trasavós, feminine trasavoa, feminine plural trasavoas)

1. great-great-grandfather, great-great-grandparent (the father of a great-grandparent)
2. (in the plural) great-great-grandparents

Related terms

• trasneto/trasneta

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trasavó”, 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), “trasavó”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega