orfo
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From English orphan, Italian orfano, etc., ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós).
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Noun edit
orfo (accusative singular orfon, plural orfoj, accusative plural orfojn)
- orphan
- 1910, L. L. Zamenhof (tr.), Marta, Paris: Librairie Hachette, translation of original by Eliza Orzeszkowa, page 17:
- Kiu povas prikalkuli, kiom da fojoj en sia vivo li rigardis funebran veston de vidvino, palajn vizaĝojn kaj larmelacigitajn okulojn de orfoj?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
- orfejo (“orphanage”)
- orfejestro (“head of an orphanage”)
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since the 13th century (orfoo). From Late Latin orphanus (“orphan”), from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós). Cognate with Portuguese órfão, Spanish huérfano. For the phonetic development of the ending, compare orgo (from Latin orphanus) and ravo (from Latin raphanus).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
orfo m (plural orfos, feminine orfa, feminine plural orfas)
- orphan
- 1320, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 75:
- fazemos e ordenamos á loor de Deus e da Uirgen Santa María, sa madre, conuén a saber: hua albergaría na vila de Monte Rey e que seia de Santi Espíritos, en que se collam os pobres e se cryen os orfos
- we build and order, for the Lord's and Saint Mary's, his mother, praise, this which follows: a hospital in the town of Monterrei, dedicated to the Holy Ghost, where the poor can be gathered and the orphans brought up
Adjective edit
orfo (feminine orfa, masculine plural orfos, feminine plural orfas)
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References edit
- “orfo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “orf” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “orfo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “orfo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “orfo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.