xeada

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese geada (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin gelata (frozen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃeˈaða̝/, /ʃiˈaða̝/

Adjective

xeada f sg

  1. feminine singular of xeado

Noun

xeada f (plural xeadas)

  1. frost, freezing
    • 1403, M. Mar Graña Cid (ed.), Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500), page 236:
      et que non posades alegar pedra nen nebra nen geada nen outra esterilidade alguna que posa aquaesçer.
      and you shall not adduce hail nor fog nor frost nor any other sterility that could happen

References

  • geada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • geada” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • xeada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • xeada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • xeada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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