xurdio

Galician edit

E tras de xurdia loita os homes de Brigantia reconqueriron o Santo Grial ceibe e grorioso ("And after the most notable struggle [fight], the men of Brigantium reconquered the Holy Grail, free and glorious"), circa 1922, by Camilo Díaz Baliño

Etymology edit

Probably from xurdir (“to surge”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈʃuɾðjʊ]

Adjective edit

xurdio (feminine xurdia, masculine plural xurdios, feminine plural xurdias)

(regional, literary) superlative, superb; most excellent

References edit

“xurdio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“xurdio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.