en balde

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1350. Ultimately from Andalusian Arabic بَاطِل (báṭil), from Arabic بَاطِل (bāṭil, vain)

Pronunciation

Adverb

en balde

  1. in vain
    Synonym: en van
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 549:
      Et aos que me assý seruẽ, faço eu ben, et doulles o que deseian, et nũca me seruẽ en balde.
      And to the ones who serve me so, I make good; and I give them what they desire, and never they serve me in vain.

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Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Andalusian Arabic بَاطِل (báṭil), from Arabic بَاطِل (bāṭil, vain)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /em ˈbalde/
  • Syllabification: en bal‧de

Adverb

en balde

  1. (idiomatic) in vain, for nothing
    Synonym: en vano

Descendants

  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: en bölde

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