cardeal
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Gonzalo Eanes (14th century) cwas cardeal, "cardenal", in Santiago
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese cardeal (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin cardinālis (“cardinal”), from cardō (“door hinge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cardeal m (plural cardeais)
- (Catholicism) cardinal
- (Catholicism, historical) each one of the seven canons of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cardeal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cardeal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cardeal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “cardeal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cardẽal, from Latin cardinālis (“cardinal”), from cardō (“door hinge”). Doublet of cardinal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cardeal m or f (plural cardeais)
- cardinal (of fundamental importance)
- Synonyms: fundamental, essencial
Noun
cardeal m (plural cardeais)
- (Catholicism) cardinal
- cardinal (bird)