Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Probably from Old Spanish sobejo, from Vulgar Latin *superculum.[1]

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Adjective

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sobejo m (plural sobejos, feminine sobeja, feminine plural sobejas)

  1. abundant, plentiful, excessive

Adverb

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sobejo

  1. excessively

Descendants

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  • Galician: sobexo
  • Portuguese: sobejo

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983) “sobre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 278

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sobejo, probably from Old Spanish sobejo, from Vulgar Latin *superculum.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: so‧be‧jo

Adjective

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sobejo (feminine sobeja, masculine plural sobejos, feminine plural sobejas, comparable, comparative mais sobejo, superlative o mais sobejo or sobejíssimo)

  1. remaining, leftover
  2. excessive
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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sobejo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sobejar

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983) “sobre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 278

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *superculum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /soˈbexo/ [soˈβ̞e.xo]
  • Rhymes: -exo
  • Syllabification: so‧be‧jo

Adjective

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sobejo (feminine sobeja, masculine plural sobejos, feminine plural sobejas)

  1. (obsolete) remaining, leftover
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