Galician

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Etymology

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Already used by the Galician author Paio Gómez Chariño in the 13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese *mansidõe, *mansedũe, from Latin mānsuētūdinem (tameness): synchronically manso (tame, meek) +‎ -dume. Cognate with Portuguese mansidão and Spanish mansedumbre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mansedume f (plural mansedumes)

  1. tameness
  2. meekness

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From an unattested form *mansedũe, from Latin mānsuētūdinem (tameness).

Noun

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mansedume f (plural mansedumes)

  1. (Galicia) tameness, meekness

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