sopostallo

Galician

Alternative forms

sapostallo, supostallo

Etymology

From so- (“under”) +‎ poste (“post”) +‎ -allo. Attested, as a nickname, since the 13th century.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [soposˈtaʎʊ]

Noun

sopostallo m (plural sopostallos)

prop, in particular
1. prop for supporting the traditional Galician cart, which has a single axletree
  Synonyms: baldón, fincón

Related terms

postallo
poste

References

“sopostallo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“sopostallo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“sopostallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Martínez Lema, Paulo (2017) “Léxico y onomástica personal en la documentación medieval gallego-portuguesa”, in Rivista Italiana di Onomastica‎, volume XXIII, number 1, retrieved 9 February 2020, pages 71-88

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