praza

See also: prażą and přaza

Galician

Praza do Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela

Praza da Leña, Pontevedra

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaθa/ [ˈpɾa.θɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈpɾaθa/ [ˈpɾa.θɐ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈpɾasa/ [ˈpɾa.sɐ]

 

• Rhymes: -aθa

• (standard) Rhymes: -aθa
• (seseo) Rhymes: -asa

• Hyphenation: pra‧za

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese praça (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a semi-learned term from Vulgar Latin *plattea, from platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα (plateîa) ὁδός (hodós, “broad way”). Cognate with Portuguese praça and Spanish plaza.

Alternative forms

• praça (Reintegrationist)

Noun

praza f (plural prazas)

1. square, plaza
2. marketplace
3. (archaic) fortress

Etymology 2

Verb

praza

1. inflection of pracer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Derived terms

• aprazar
• bipraza
• praza de armas
• praza de touros

 

References

• “praza” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “praça” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “praça” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “praza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “praza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “praza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾa.zɐ/

• Rhymes: -azɐ
• Hyphenation: pra‧za

Verb

praza

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of prazer