ceibe

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

15th century. From Latin caelebs (single, unmarried).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθejβe̝/

Adjective

ceibe m or f (plural ceibes)

  1. free (to roam, applied to an animal or to a terrain)
    Synonym: solto
    • 1498, Emilio Duro Peña (ed.), El Monasterio de San Esteban de Ribas de Sil. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 417:
      e como teber lo nobo alçado de cada hua delas o çeybe para que todos los vezinos paçan e amonten con él
      they should have this terrain unobstructed and free, so all the neighbors can graze their animals there
  2. (figuratively) free, independent
    Synonym: libre

Derived terms

References

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