vedro
English
Noun
vedro (plural vedros or vedroes)
- A Russian liquid measure, approximately 2.7 imperial gallons.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of McElrath to this entry?)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for vedro in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese vedro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin veterus, from Latin vetus (“old”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛðɾo̝/
Noun
vedro m (plural vedros)
- communal lands, usually bushland, eventually planted with wheat or rye.
- 1410, J. García Oro (ed.), Viveiro en los siglos XIV y XV. La Colección Diplomática de Santo Domingo de Viveiro. in "Estudios Mindonienses",page 66:
- todos los bees e herdamentos e arbores e bouças e vedros e herança que ficou de Johan Franco
- every possession, inheritance and trees and uncultivated lands and vedros and heritages of Xoán Franco
- todos los bees e herdamentos e arbores e bouças e vedros e herança que ficou de Johan Franco
- 1410, J. García Oro (ed.), Viveiro en los siglos XIV y XV. La Colección Diplomática de Santo Domingo de Viveiro. in "Estudios Mindonienses",page 66:
- (archaic) the old times.
- 1289, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra. Madrid: Ediciones Castilla. page 113:
- asy commo fuy acostumado de vedro
- as it was customary in the old times
- 1289, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra. Madrid: Ediciones Castilla. page 113:
Adjective
vedro m (feminine singular vedra, masculine plural vedros, feminine plural vedras)
- (archaic) old
- 1273, Miguel Romaní (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). 3 vols. Santiago: Tórculo Edicións (1989, 1989, 1993), page 1158:
- assi conmo e usado de vedro tenpo.
- as it is used since the old times.
- assi conmo e usado de vedro tenpo.
- 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 131:
- pisa moy ben todo con exulla uedra de porco et faz ende hũa masa et coze todo con uyno, meyxeo ameude ataa que se coza ben
- pound it carefully with old pork lard and make a dough with it and boil everything in wine, stir it frequently till it is well cooked
- pisa moy ben todo con exulla uedra de porco et faz ende hũa masa et coze todo con uyno, meyxeo ameude ataa que se coza ben
- Synonym: vello
- 1273, Miguel Romaní (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). 3 vols. Santiago: Tórculo Edicións (1989, 1989, 1993), page 1158:
Related terms
References
- “vedro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “vedro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “vedro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “vedro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vědro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛdrɔ/
Noun
vedro n (genitive singular vedra, nominative plural vedrá, genitive plural vedier, declension pattern of mesto)
Declension
Derived terms
- vedierko, vedierce
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vědro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛ̀ːdrɔ/
- Tonal orthography: védro