fregués

See also: freguês

Catalan

Verb

fregués

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of fregar

Galician

Alternative forms

• feigrés, freigués

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese feegres (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin fīl(ius) ecclēsiae (“son of the church”). Cognate with Portuguese freguês and Spanish feligrés.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɾɛˈɣes]

Noun

fregués m (plural fregueses, feminine freguesa, feminine plural freguesas)

1. parishioner
   • 1317, E. Cal Pardo, editor, De Viveiro en la Edad Media, Estudios Mindonienses, 7, page 112:

     Don Rodrigo, por la graça de Deus, Bispo de Mendonnedo, aos fiigreses et hommes boos moradores enna parrochia de Santiago de viueyro, saude et bendiçon

     Don Rodrigo, by the Grace of God, bishop of Mondoñedo, to the parishioners and good men who dwell in the parish of Saint James of Viveiro, health and blessing

Derived terms

• freguesía

Related terms

• igrexa

References

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

Spanish

Verb

fregués

1. second-person singular voseo present subjunctive of fregar