balcón

See also: balcon

Asturian

Noun

balcón m (plural balcones)

  1. balcony

Galician
a 16th century balcón

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Italian balcone, although it is already attested in local documents since the mid of the 14th century; from Proto-Germanic *balkô (“beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, plank”). Cognate with Portuguese balcão, Spanish balcón, French balcon, English balcony.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /balˈkoŋ/

Noun

balcón m (plural balcóns)

  1. balcony
    • 1347, Clara Rodríguez Núñez (ed.), "Santa María de Belvís, un convento mendicante femenino en la Baja Edad Media (1305-1400)", in Estudios Mindonienses, 5, page 425:
      que façan et ergan en maneyra que non entargem o viso das feestras do balcon da outra mina casa que esta a so nesta
      that they do and erect so as they don't obstruct the view of the windows of the balcony of my other house which is near this one
  2. parapet

Derived terms

References
  • “balc” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “balcon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “balcon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “balcón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “balcón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From Italian balcone, ultimately of Germanic origin.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /balˈkon/, [balˈkõn]

    Noun

    balcón m (plural balcones)

    1. balcony

    Derived terms

    Further reading
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