Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venītus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, derived from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (a welcome guest or arrival), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, such as English welcome. By surface analysis, ben (well) +‎ vido (come).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛmˈbido/ [bɛmˈbi.ð̞ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ido
  • Hyphenation: ben‧vi‧do

Adjective

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benvido (feminine benvida, masculine plural benvidos, feminine plural benvidas)

  1. welcome (whose arrival is a cause of joy)

Interjection

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benvido

  1. welcome (greeting; to a male)
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