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Galician
Etymology
13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese comesto (Cantigas de Santa Maria). From Latin comestus (“consumed”), from con- + edō (“I eat”), from Proto-Italic *edō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti.
Pronunciation
Adjective
comesto (feminine comesta, masculine plural comestos, feminine plural comestas)
- gnawed
- decayed, wasted
1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaría, page 153:non lle tollas esta sponssa do mar ataa que seia o figo todo comesto et rraudo da huña- You should not remove this sponge until the is totally consumed and separated from the hoof
Participle
comesto (feminine comesta, masculine plural comestos, feminine plural comestas)
- (irregular) past participle of comer
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “comest”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “comesto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “comesto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “comesto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “comesto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Latin
Participle
comestō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of comestus