loucura

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese loucura, from louco (“crazy”). Corresponds to louco +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [loʊ̯ˈkuɾɐ]

Noun

loucura f (plural loucuras)

(uncountable) insanity, madness
Synonyms: demencia, tolemia
an insane act
Synonym: tolemia

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “loucura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “loucura”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “loucura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “loucura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “loucura”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese loucura, from louco (“crazy”). By surface analysis, louco +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈku.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾa/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈku.ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lowˈku.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /loˈku.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -uɾɐ
Hyphenation: lou‧cu‧ra

Noun

loucura f (plural loucuras)

(uncountable) insanity, madness
Synonyms: insanidade, demência
an insane act
Synonym: maluquice

Antonyms

(insanity) sanidade

Related terms

louco, doido, maluco, insano

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