instantiño

Galician

Etymology

From instante (“moment”) +‎ -iño.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [instanˈtiɲʊ], (popular) [istanˈtiɲʊ]

Noun

instantiño m (plural instantiños)

  1. a little moment
    • 1877, O tío Marcos da Portela, nº 61, p. 243:
      Oídeme un instantiño, Sentaivos ó meu redor
      Hear me for a little moment, sit down around me:
    Synonyms: intre, segundiño

References
  • “instantiño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “instantiño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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