asilu

Asturian

Alternative forms

• silu (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin asylum. The meaning of 'nursing home' is a more modern meaning taken from Spanish asilo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈsilu/ [aˈsi.lu]
• Rhymes: -ilu
• Syllabification: a‧si‧lu

Noun

asilu m or f (plural asilos)

1. asylum
2. care home, carehouse, nursing home

   Synonyms: malatería, beneficencia

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “asilu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “asilu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Gothic

Romanization

asilu

1. romanization of 𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿