Galician edit

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Etymology edit

Since the 13th century. From a semi-learned alteration of From Old Galician-Portuguese vertude (based on its etymology), from Latin virtūtem, accusative singular of virtūs (manliness; virtue).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [biɾˈtuðɪ], [biɾˈtu]

Noun edit

virtude f (plural virtudes)

  1. virtue, quality
    Synonym: propiedade
  2. virtue (excellence in morals)
  3. (archaic) miracle, divine intervention

References edit

  • vertude” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • virtude” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • virtude” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • virtude” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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Etymology edit

From a semi-learned alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese vertude (based on its etymology), from Latin virtūtem (manliness; virtue), from vir (man), from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ud͡ʒi, (Portugal) -udɨ
  • Hyphenation: vir‧tu‧de

Noun edit

virtude f (plural virtudes)

  1. (uncountable) virtue (excellence in morals)
  2. (philosophy, theology) virtue (each of several qualities held to be particularly important)
  3. (angelology) virtue (angelic creature of the second sphere)

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