inimigo

Galician

Alternative forms

• nemigo

Etymology

From a semi-learned modification of Old Galician-Portuguese ẽemigo, based on its etymology, Latin inimicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iniˈmiɣʊ]

Noun

inimigo m (plural inimigos, feminine inimiga, feminine plural inimigas)

1. enemy

   Antonym: amigo

   • 1444, Á. Rodríguez González, editor, Livro do Concello de Pontevedra., Pontevedra: Museo de Pontevedra, page 181:

     nos, o Conçello, juis, alcaldes, jurados, legidores e procuradores da vila de Pontevedra, por quanto segund dereito e ley de natura cada home he obligado de punar e traballar por sua vida, honrra, proveyto e estado de sua persona e de seus bẽes e familiares e fasenda e se defender de seus inimigos e ynpililos quanto poder e, e faser moyto por aver vitoria deles

     we, the Council, judge, mayors, aldermen, councillors and agents of the town of Pontevedra: because by natural law and right each man is obliged to fight and work for life, honour, profit and state of his own and of his belongings and family and interests and to fend off his enemies and to impel them as much as one can and to do much to have victory over them

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “inimigo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “inimigo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “inimigo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “inimigo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “inimigo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin inimīcus.

Pronunciation

• (Old Lombard) IPA^(key): [iniˈmiɡo]

Noun

inimigo m

1. (Old Lombard) fiend, enemy

Portuguese

Etymology

From a semi-learned modification of Old Galician-Portuguese ẽemigo, based on its etymology, Latin inimicus, itself from in- (“not”) + amicus (“friend”) (modern amigo).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.niˈmi.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.niˈmi.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.niˈmi.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.niˈmi.ɡu/ [i.niˈmi.ɣu], /i.nɨˈmi.ɡu/ [i.nɨˈmi.ɣu]

• Hyphenation: i‧ni‧mi‧go

Noun

inimigo m (plural inimigos, feminine inimiga, feminine plural inimigas)

1. enemy

   Synonym: adversário

   Antonym: amigo

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:inimigo.

Related terms

• inimizade