cardeal
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese cardeal (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin cardinālis (“cardinal”), from cardō (“door hinge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cardeal m (plural cardeais)
- (Catholicism) cardinal
- (Catholicism, historical) each one of the seven canons of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
References edit
- “cardeal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “cardeal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “cardeal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “cardeal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cardẽal, from Latin cardinālis (“cardinal”), from cardō (“door hinge”). Doublet of cardinal.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cardeal m or f (plural cardeais)
- cardinal (of fundamental importance)
- Synonyms: fundamental, essencial
Noun edit
cardeal m (plural cardeais)
- (Catholicism) cardinal
- cardinal (bird)