somorgujo

Meaning

Noun

grebe

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of somorgujar

somorgujar

to submerge; to dive; to dive down

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Concepts

dabchick

goldeneye

grebe

Synonyms

somormujo

Translations

tuffetto

Lappentaucher

βουτηχτάρα

βουτηχτάρι

grèbe

svasso

brilduiker

Taucher

Hyphenated as

so‧mor‧gu‧jo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/somoɾˈɡuxo/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: submergō

Cognate with Portuguese: mergulho

Cognate with Galician: mergullón

Cognate with Portuguese: megulhar

Cognate with Italian: marangone

In summary

From a derivative of Latin mergus, with various theories existing on the intermediate form: one derives it from the variant form somorgujón, from a Vulgar Latin *merguliōnem, later influenced by Latin submergō (compare Portuguese mergulho, mergulhão, Galician mergullón, somorgullo, Leonese mergollón). Another etymology often considered is deverbal from somorgujar, from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *submerguc(u)lāre, although this is unlikely for several reasons, one being that the verb was never used as much as this noun. Also possibly is a derivative of Latin mergulus through a verb *merguliāre (compare Portuguese megulhar), with later influence from submergō. Compare also Italian marangone, smergo.