nortello

Galician

Alternative forms

• nartelo, ortello

Etymology

Blend of artello, from Latin articulus, and a Celtic substrate term.^[1] Compare French orteil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noɾˈteʎo̝/

Noun

nortello m (plural nortellos)

1. ankle

   Synonyms: artello, nocello, tornecelo

2. knuckle

   Synonyms: artello, coteno, cotobelo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nortello”, 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), “nortello”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nortello”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

1. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “artículo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos