trenco
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
trenco
- first-person singular present indicative of trencar
Esperanto
Etymology
From English trance. The "a" was likely replaced with an "e" to differentiate it from tranco (“trance; a trance-like state”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrent͡so/
- Rhymes: -ent͡so
- Hyphenation: tren‧co
Noun
trenco (uncountable, accusative trencon)
Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1399, as nickname. Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɾeŋkʊ]
Adjective
trenco (feminine trenca, masculine plural trencos, feminine plural trencas)
- knock-kneed
- Synonym: cambeiro
- Antonym: zambro
- (regional) bow-legged
Related terms
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “trenco”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trenco”, 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), “trenco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trenco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN