virgen

See also: Virgen

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin virginem^[1] (the expected normal result in Spanish would be *vercen^[2]). Also a doublet of the completely learned borrowing virgo.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾxen/ [ˈbiɾ.xẽn]
Rhymes: -iɾxen
Syllabification: vir‧gen

Adjective edit

virgen m or f (masculine and feminine plural vírgenes)

virgin
blank
Synonym: en blanco

CD virgen ― blank CD

llave virgen ― key blank

Noun edit

virgen m or f by sense (plural vírgenes)

virgin

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References edit

^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 2019 January 15 (last accessed), archived from the original on 17 August 2018