bezerro
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin becerrus, from Iberian *ribiccu, possibly a metathesis of *(i)bicirru (“chamois”), ultimately borrowed from the same Alpine Proto-Indo-European language that produced Latin ibex and camocis (see English chamois). Cognate with Old Spanish bezerro.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bezerro m
- calf (young cow or bull)
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 31 (facsimile):
- […] creceu aq̇l bezerro
- […] that calf grew
- […] creceu aq̇l bezerro
Descendants edit
Old Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin becerrus, from Iberian *ribiccu, possibly a metathesis of *(i)bicirru (“chamois”), ultimately borrowed from the same Alpine Proto-Indo-European language that produced Latin ibex and camocis (see English chamois). Compare Latin ībex and Old Galician-Portuguese bezerro.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bezerro m (plural bezerros)
- calf
- c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2r. a.
- e el fue alas bacas. e aduxo vn bezerro tierno. e lech. & mãteca.
- then he went where the cows were and brought back a young calf, some milk and curds.
- Idem, f. 20v. b.
- e mato el señor del pueblo muchos por lo q̃ fizieron el bezerro q̃ fizo aron
- then the Lord killed many among the people for what they had done with the calf made by Aaron.
- e mato el señor del pueblo muchos por lo q̃ fizieron el bezerro q̃ fizo aron
- c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2r. a.
Descendants edit
- Spanish: becerro
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese bezerro. Compare Galician and Spanish becerro.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: be‧zer‧ro
Noun edit
bezerro m (plural bezerros, feminine bezerra, feminine plural bezerras)
- calf (young cow or bull)
References edit
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN