otoño

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin autumnus. /w/ prevented the lenition of the following consonant, as with Latin auca > Spanish oca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈtoɲo/ [oˈt̪o.ɲo]

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• Rhymes: -oɲo
• Syllabification: o‧to‧ño

Noun

otoño m (plural otoños)

1. autumn, fall

Derived terms

• escila de otoño
• otoñada
• otoñal

 

Descendants

• → Sardinian: (semi-learned)

  Logudorese: atunzu

  Nuorese: atunzu

  Campidanese: atóngiu

• → Gallurese: attugnu (semi-learned)
• → Sassarese: attugnu (semi-learned)

See also

Seasons in Spanish · estaciones (layout · text) · category
primavera (“spring”)	verano (“summer”), estío (“summer”)	otoño (“fall, autumn”)	invierno (“winter”)

Further reading

• “otoño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10