sartego

Galician

Sartego (Medieval tombstone of Modesa)

Sartego, museo de Lugo

Alternative forms

• sartén, sarteo, sarteu

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *sarcovagum, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saɾˈtɛɣʊ]

Noun

sartego m (plural sartegos)

1. ancient stone coffin or sepulcher
   • 1383, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), Historia de la Santa A. M. Iglesia de Santiago de Compostela, VI, page 157:

     que edificara a dita Capela con quatro Sartegos para Sepultura

     he had build the aforementioned chapel with four sepulchers for burying

2. subterranean chamber of a water mill, where the water moves the turbine

Adjective

sartego (feminine sartega, masculine plural sartegos, feminine plural sartegas)

1. stony; abounding in stones

References

• “sartego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “sartevagus” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “sartego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “sartego” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “sartego” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.