vixía

Galician

Alternative forms

• vigia (reintegrationist)

Etymology 1

Back-formation from vixiar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈʃiɐ]

Noun

vixía f (plural vixías)

1. watchtower

   Synonym: atalaia

Noun

vixía m (plural vixías)

1. watchman

   Synonym: sentinela

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

vixía

1. inflection of vixiar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative