fueyu

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • foyu (Colunga)
  • ḥoyu (Parres, Amieva)
  • ḥogu (Llanes)
  • ḥou (Eastern Asturias)
  • ḥobu (Llanes)
  • ḥo (Eastern Asturias)
  • ḥu (Eastern Asturias)

Etymology

From Latin fovea, with a change in gender or possibly through a Vulgar Latin form *foveum. Compare Galician foxo, Portuguese fojo, Spanish hoyo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfweʝu/ [ˈfwe.ʝu]
  • Rhymes: -eʝu
  • Syllabification: fue‧yu

Noun

fueyu m (plural fueyos)

  1. hole

Further reading

  • “fueyu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “fueyu (noun 2)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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