temón

Galician

Alternative forms

• temom, temão (reintegrationist)
• tamón, timón

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese temon (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin tēmō (“pole, beam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈmoŋ/

Noun

temón m (plural temóns)

1. shaft, beam, pole, tongue (of a cart, or of a plough)

   Synonyms: lata, panca

   • 1474, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 74:

     Iten, preçaron duas grades e hun chedeiro e dous temoos de cerna, a parte dos menores em quorenta :XL -? maravedis

     Item, they appraised two grates, a cart's bed and two shafts of heartwood, the part corresponding to the kids, 40 coins

2. (nautical) helm
3. (nautical) rudder

   Synonym: leme

4. (figurative) helm

Derived terms

• temoncela
• atimoar
• timoeiro

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “temon”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “temoos”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “temón”, 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), “temón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “temón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN