adrede
See also: adrêde
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since the 14th century; probably from Old Spanish adrede; compare Spanish adrede
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
adrede
- on purpose
- Synonyms: á mantenta, a propósito
- Antonym: sen querer
References edit
- “adrede” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “adrede” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “adrede” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “adrede” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “adrede” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Middle English edit
Verb edit
adrede
- Alternative form of adreden
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:
- Vandalic *at (“at”) + *rith (“advice”);
- Latin dīrectus (“direct; straight”);
- Latin ad (“to”) rēctē (“rightly; correctly”);
- Old Occitan adreit.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
adrede
- (archaic) on purpose
- Synonyms: intencionalmente, de propósito, propositadamente, propositalmente
- Antonyms: acidentalmente, sem querer
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:
- Old Catalan adret (Old Occitan adreit);
- Vandalic *at (“at”) + *rith (“advice”);
- Latin dīrectus (“direct; straight”);
- Latin ad (“to”) rēctē (“rightly; correctly”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
adrede
- on purpose
- Synonyms: deliberadamente, intencionadamente, intencionalmente, a propósito, de propósito, a posta, queriendo
Further reading edit
- “adrede”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014