ao

head

ao m (feminine á, masculine plural aos, feminine plural ás)

á (feminine)
aos (masculine plural)
ás (feminine plural)
ó (alternative)

From contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) + masculine definite article o (“the”).

A xente da miña lan donde ha de ir ao Xubileu ?

Where will the people of my area go to the Jubilee?

contraction of a o (“to the, towards the”)


del

del m (feminine dela, masculine plural deles, feminine plural delas)

dela (feminine)
deles (masculine plural)
delas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + third-person masculine singular pronoun el (“he, him, it”).


do

do m (feminine da, masculine plural dos, feminine plural das)

da (feminine)
dos (masculine plural)
das (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + masculine definite article o (“the”).

cabalo do demo


na f (masculine no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)

no (masculine)
nos (masculine plural)
nas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + feminine article a (“the”).


co

co m (feminine coa, masculine plural cos, feminine plural coas)

coa (feminine)
cos (masculine plural)
coas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition con (“with”) + masculine definite article o (“the”).


das

das f pl (masculine do, feminine da, masculine plural dos)

do (masculine)
da (feminine)
dos (masculine plural)

From contraction of de (“of, from”) + as (“the”).


à

à f (masculine ao, masculine plural aos, feminine plural às)

ao (masculine)
aos (masculine plural)
às (feminine plural)


cos

cos m pl (masculine co, feminine coa, feminine plural coas)

co (masculine)
coa (feminine)
coas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition con (“with”) + masculine plural definite article os (“the”).


da

da f (masculine do, masculine plural dos, feminine plural das)

do (masculine)
dos (masculine plural)
das (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + feminine definite article a (“the”).


nos

nos m pl (masculine sg no, feminine sg na, feminine plural nas)

no (masculine singular)
nas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine plural article os (“the”).


nel

nel m (feminine nela, masculine plural neles, feminine plural nelas)

nela (feminine)
neles (masculine plural)
nelas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + third-person masculine singular pronoun el (“he, him, it”).


nun

nun m (feminine nunha, masculine plural nuns, feminine plural nunhas)

nunha (feminine)
nuns (masculine plural)
nunhas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine article un (“a, one”).


dos

dos m pl (masculine do, feminine da, feminine plural das)

do (masculine)
da (feminine)
das (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + masculine plural definite article os (“the”). Akin to Portuguese dos (de + os).


nono

nono m (feminine nona, masculine plural nonos, feminine plural nonas)

nona (feminine)
nonos (masculine plural)
nonas (feminine plural)
9º (alternative abbreviation)
9ª (alternative abbreviation)

Os romanos esixían ós galaicos que baixaran do monte. Pouco a pouco se foron convencendo que tiñan que facelo para cultivala terra, e evolucionar. Pero esta familia, moi agarimada ó lugar, nono fixo. Ficou alí.

The Romans demanded that the Galicians get off the mountain. Little by little, they got convinced that they had to do it in order to cultivate the land and develop. But this family, being very attached to the place, didn't do it. They stayed there.


polo

polo (feminine pola, masculine plural polos, feminine plural polas)

pola (feminine)
polos (masculine plural)
polas (feminine plural)

Contraction of the preposition por (“through, by, for”) + alternative form of the masculine singular definite article lo (“the”).

O ladrón entrou pola ventá

contraction of por o (“through the; by the; for the”)


pela

pela f sg (plural pelas, masculine pelo, masculine plural pelos)

pelas (plural)
pelo (masculine)
pelos (masculine plural)

contraction of por (“by; through”) and a (“the”) (archaic)


dun

dun m (feminine dunha, masculine plural duns, feminine plural dunhas)

dunha (feminine)
duns (masculine plural)
dunhas (feminine plural)

From de (“of”) + un (“masculine singular indefinite article”).


mo

mo (plural mos, feminine singular ma, feminine plural mas)

mos (plural)
ma (feminine singular)
mas (feminine plural)

Damo!


á

á f (masculine ao, masculine plural aos, feminine plural ás)

ao (masculine)
aos (masculine plural)
ás (feminine plural)
à (alternative)

From contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) + feminine definite article a (“the”).

Co que dito queda que se botou a andar á edá en qu'outros rapaces corren.

What is said is that he started walking at the age when other boys run.


ó

ó m (feminine á, masculine plural ós, feminine plural ás)

á (feminine)
ós (masculine plural)
ás (feminine plural)
ao (alternative)


ás

ás f pl (masculine sg ao, feminine sg á, masculine plural aos)

ao (masculine singular)
á (feminine singular)
aos (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) + feminine plural definite article as (“the”).


nas

nas f pl (masculine sg no, feminine sg na, masculine plural nos)

no (masculine singular)
nos (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + feminine plural article as (“the”).


nuns

nuns m pl (masculine sg nun, feminine sg nunha, feminine plural nunhas)

nun (masculine singular)
nunha (feminine singular)
nunhas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine plural article uns (“some”).


dela

dela f (masculine del, masculine plural deles, feminine plural delas)

del (masculine)
deles (masculine plural)
delas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + third-person feminine singular pronoun ela (“she, her, it”).


vinte

Contraction of the verb vin (“(I) saw”) + dative personal pronoun in the singular second person te (“you”).

Onte vinte na discoteca.


no

no m (feminine na, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)

nos (masculine plural)
nas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine article o (“the”).

Pois eu anque lexos estaba do conde ben o vin no tempro.

Well, even though I was from the count's house, I saw him well in the temple.


cho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cho

inh+

Non cho dou!

contraction of te o (“to you, him/it (masculine)”)


cun

head

cun m (feminine cunha, masculine plural cuns, feminine plural cunhas)

cunha (feminine)
cuns (masculine plural)
cunhas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition con (“with”) + masculine article un (“a”). Compare Portuguese cum.


pola

pola f (feminine plural polas, masculine polo, masculine plural polos)

polas (feminine plural)
polo (masculine)
polos (masculine plural)

Contraction of preposition por (“through, by, for”) + alternative form of the feminine singular definite article la (“the”)

Pola Pratería con muito concerto meteuse.

Through the silverware shop with a lot of harmony he entered.


ós

ós m pl (masculine sg ó, feminine sg á, feminine plural ás)

ó (masculine singular)
á (feminine singular)
ás (feminine plural)
aos (alternative)

From contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) + masculine plural definite article os (“the”).


có

có (feminine cóa, masculine plural cós, feminine plural cóas)

cóa (feminine)
cós (masculine plural)
cóas (feminine plural)

O rei é moito máis vello có presidente.

The king is much older than the president.


duns

duns m pl (masculine singular dun, feminine singular dunha, feminine plural dunhas)

dun (masculine singular)
dunha (feminine singular)
dunhas (feminine plural)

From de (“of”) + uns (“masculine plural indefinite article”).

contraction of de uns From some; of some


polos

polos (masculine singular polo, feminine pola, feminine plural polas)

polo (masculine singular)
pola (feminine)
polas (feminine plural)

Contraction of preposition por (“through, by, for”) + alternative form of the masculine plural definite article los (“the”).


dunha

dunha f (feminine plural dunhas, masculine dun, masculine plural duns)

dunhas (feminine plural)
dun (masculine)
duns (masculine plural)

From de (“of”) + unha (“feminine singular indefinite article”).


dunhas

From de + unhas. Compare Portuguese dumas.


cunha

cunha f (feminine plural cunhas, masculine cun, masculine plural cuns)

cunhas (feminine plural)
cun (masculine)
cuns (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition con (“with”) + feminine article unha (“a, one”).


cuns

cuns m pl (masculine singular cun, feminine singular cunha, feminine plural cunhas)

cun (masculine singular)
cunha (feminine singular)
cunhas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition con (“with”) + masculine plural article uns (“some”).


cunhas

cunhas f pl (feminine singular cunha, masculine singular cun, masculine plural cuns)

cunha (feminine singular)
cun (masculine singular)
cuns (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition con (“with”) + feminine plural article unhas (“some”).


nunha

nunha f (masculine nun, masculine plural nuns, feminine plural nunhas)

nun (masculine)
nuns (masculine plural)
nunhas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + feminine article unha (“a, one”).


nunhas

nunhas f pl (masculine sg nun, feminine sg nunha, masculine plural nuns)

nun (masculine singular)
nunha (feminine singular)
nuns (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + feminine plural article unhas (“some”).


coa

coa f (masculine co, masculine plural cos, feminine plural coas)

co (masculine)
cos (masculine plural)
coas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition con (“with”) + feminine definite article a (“the”).

Non fales coa boca chea.


coas

coas f pl (masculine co, feminine coa, masculine plural cos)

co (masculine)
coa (feminine)
cos (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition con (“with”) + feminine plural definite article as (“the”).


aos

aos m pl (masculine sg ao, feminine sg á, feminine plural ás)

ao (masculine singular)
á (feminine singular)
ás (feminine plural)
ós (alternative)


nela

nela f (masculine nel, masculine plural neles, feminine plural nelas)

nel (masculine)
neles (masculine plural)
nelas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + third-person feminine singular pronoun ela (“she, her, it”).


neles

neles m pl (masculine sg nel, feminine sg nela, feminine plural nelas)

nel (masculine singular)
nela (feminine singular)
nelas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + third-person masculine plural pronoun eles (“they, them”).


nelas

nelas f pl (masculine sg nel, feminine sg nela, masculine plural neles)

nel (masculine singular)
nela (feminine singular)
neles (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + third-person feminine plural pronoun elas (“they, them”).


deles

deles m pl (masculine sg del, feminine sg dela, feminine plural delas)

del (masculine singular)
dela (feminine singular)
delas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + third-person masculine plural pronoun eles (“they, them”).


delas

delas f pl (masculine sg del, feminine sg dela, masculine plural deles)

del (masculine singular)
dela (feminine singular)
deles (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + third-person feminine plural pronoun elas (“they, them”).


dalgún

dalgún m (feminine dalgunha, masculine plural dalgúns, feminine plural dalgunhas)

dalgunha (feminine)
dalgúns (masculine plural)
dalgunhas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + masculine determiner algún (“some, any”).


dalgunha

dalgunha f (masculine algún, masculine plural dalgúns, feminine plural dalgunhas)

algún (masculine)
dalgúns (masculine plural)
dalgunhas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + feminine determiner algunha (“some, any”).


dalgúns

dalgúns m pl (masculine sg algúns, feminine sg dalgunha, feminine plural dalgunhas)

algúns (masculine singular)
dalgunha (feminine singular)
dalgunhas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + masculine plural determiner algúns (“some, any”).


dalgunhas

dalgunhas f pl (masculine sg algúns, feminine sg dalgunha, masculine plural dalgúns)

algúns (masculine singular)
dalgunha (feminine singular)
dalgúns (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + feminine plural determiner algunhas (“some, any”).


nalgún

nalgún m (feminine nalgunha, masculine plural nalgúns, feminine plural nalgunhas)

nalgunha (feminine)
nalgúns (masculine plural)
nalgunhas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine determiner algún (“some, any”).


nalgunha

nalgunha f (masculine nalgún, masculine plural nalgúns, feminine plural nalgunhas)

nalgún (masculine)
nalgúns (masculine plural)
nalgunhas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + feminine determiner algunha (“some, any”).


nalgúns

nalgúns m pl (masculine sg nalgún, feminine sg nalgunha, feminine plural nalgunhas)

nalgún (masculine singular)
nalgunha (feminine singular)
nalgunhas (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine plural determiner algúns (“some, any”).


nalgunhas

nalgunhas f pl (masculine sg nalgún, feminine sg nalgunha, masculine plural nalgúns)

nalgún (masculine singular)
nalgunha (feminine singular)
nalgúns (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + feminine plural determiner algunhas (“some, any”).


doutro

doutro m (feminine doutra, masculine plural doutros, feminine plural doutras)

doutra (feminine)
doutros (masculine plural)
doutras (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + masculine determiner outro (“other, another”).

of other, of another; from other, from another


doutra

doutra f (masculine doutro, masculine plural doutros, feminine plural doutras)

doutro (masculine)
doutros (masculine plural)
doutras (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + feminine determiner outra (“other, another”).


doutros

doutros m pl (masculine sg doutro, feminine sg doutra, feminine plural doutras)

doutro (masculine singular)
doutra (feminine singular)
doutras (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + masculine plural determiner outros (“other, another”).


doutras

doutras f pl (masculine sg doutro, feminine sg doutra, masculine plural doutros)

doutro (masculine singular)
doutra (feminine singular)
doutros (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + masculine plural determiner outras (“other, another”).


noutro

noutro m (feminine noutra, masculine plural noutros, feminine plural noutras)

noutra (feminine)
noutros (masculine plural)
noutras (feminine plural)

contraction of en outro (“in other, in another”)


noutra

noutra f (masculine noutro, masculine plural noutros, feminine plural noutras)

noutro (masculine)
noutros (masculine plural)
noutras (feminine plural)

contraction of en outra (“in other, in another”)


noutros

noutros m pl (masculine sg noutro, feminine sg noutra, feminine plural noutras)

noutro (masculine singular)
noutra (feminine singular)
noutras (feminine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine plural determiner outros (“other, another”).


noutras

noutras f pl (masculine sg noutro, feminine sg noutra, masculine plural noutros)

noutro (masculine singular)
noutra (feminine singular)
noutros (masculine plural)

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + feminine plural determiner outras (“other, another”).


polas

polas f pl (feminine singular pola, masculine polo, masculine plural polos)

pola (feminine singular)
polo (masculine)
polos (masculine plural)

Contraction of preposition por (“through, by, for”) + alternative form of the feminine plural definite article las (“the”)


às

às f pl (masculine sg ao, feminine sg à, masculine plural aos)

ao (masculine singular)
à (feminine singular)
aos (masculine plural)


mailo

mailo m (feminine maila, masculine plural mailos, feminine plural mailas)

maila (feminine)
mailos (masculine plural)
mailas (feminine plural)

From the contraction (through sandhi assimilation /s l/ > /ll/ > /l/) of conjunction mais (“and”) + masculine article o (from Vulgar Latin *illu).

Miña nai e maila túa quedan no río berrando por culpa dunha galiña que tiña amores cun galo.

My mother and [the] yours are shouting each other by the river, because of a hen that had a love affair with a rooster

E may-lo Alcalde habíase d’alegrar, qu’el tamen está picado, qu’ainda n-hay ano é medio cabal que lle morreo á muller, é tamen pagou á farda como cada fillo de veciño.

1823, Pedro Boado Sánchez, Diálogo entre dos Labradores gallegos afligidos:

And the mayor would also be glad, because he's also piqued, because there's not a whole year and a half that his wife died and he also paid the burden as every mother's son


niso

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + demostrative iso (“that”).


naquel

naquel m (feminine naquela, masculine plural naqueles, feminine plural naquelas)

naquela (feminine)
naqueles (masculine plural)
naquelas (feminine plural)
naquele (alternative)

contraction of en aquel (“on that/in that”)


daquela

daquela (plural daquelas, masculine daquel, masculine plural daqueles)

daquelas (plural)
daquel (masculine)
daqueles (masculine plural)


pró

pró m (feminine prá, masculine plural prós, feminine plural prás)

prá (feminine)
prós (masculine plural)
prás (feminine plural)


estoutro

estoutro m (feminine estoutra, masculine plural estoutros, feminine plural estoutras)

estoutra (feminine)
estoutros (masculine plural)
estoutras (feminine plural)

contraction of este outro (“this other”)


tralo

tralo m (feminine trala, masculine plural tralos, feminine plural tralas)

trala (feminine)
tralos (masculine plural)
tralas (feminine plural)


daquel

daquel (plural daqueles, feminine daquela, feminine plural daquelas)

daqueles (plural)
daquela (feminine)
daquelas (feminine plural)

Contraction of de (“of, from”) and aquel (“that”)


tódolos

From Old Galician-Portuguese todolos, todo los, result of the (sandhi) assimilation /s.l/ > /l.l/ > /l/, from Late Latin totos + illos.

Abrimos tódolos días da semana

We are open every single day of the week


esoutro

esoutro m (feminine esoutra, masculine plural esoutros, feminine plural esoutras)

esoutra (feminine)
esoutros (masculine plural)
esoutras (feminine plural)


aqueloutro

aqueloutro m (feminine aqueloutra, masculine plural aqueloutros, feminine plural aqueloutras)

aqueloutra (feminine)
aqueloutros (masculine plural)
aqueloutras (feminine plural)

contraction of aquel outro (“that [far] other; the other one by there”)


aqueloutra

aqueloutra f (feminine plural aqueloutras, masculine aqueloutro, masculine plural aqueloutros)

aqueloutras (feminine plural)
aqueloutro (masculine)
aqueloutros (masculine plural)