ouro
See also: Ouro
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese ouro, from Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ouro m (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “ouro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “ouro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “ouro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “ouro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “ouro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Mirandese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).
Noun edit
ouro m
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin aurum (“gold”), from Old Latin ausum (“gold”), from Proto-Italic *auzom (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ouro m
- gold (as mineral or metal)
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 348 (facsimile):
- Como ſanta maria demoſtrou a ũu Rey que trobaua por ela gran teſouro douro ⁊ de prata.
- How Holy Mary revealed a great treasure of gold and silver to a king who wrote songs for Her.
- Como ſanta maria demoſtrou a ũu Rey que trobaua por ela gran teſouro douro ⁊ de prata.
- gold (colour)
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 384 (facsimile):
- A primeyra era ouro / coor rrica ⁊ fremoſa / a ſemellante da uirgen / nobre ⁊ mui preçioſa.
- The first one was gold, a rich and beautiful colour, similar to the noble and very gorgeous Virgin.
- A primeyra era ouro / coor rrica ⁊ fremoſa / a ſemellante da uirgen / nobre ⁊ mui preçioſa.
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Au | |
| Previous: platina (Pt) | |
| Next: mercúrio (Hg) | |
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -owɾu
- Hyphenation: ou‧ro
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ouro, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).
Noun edit
ouro m (plural ouros)
- (chemistry) gold (chemical element)
- gold (coin)
- gold (colour)
- gold (medal)
- singular of ouros (“diamonds”) (one of the four suits of playing cards)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
ouro