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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ospede (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin hospitem, accusative singular of hospes.
Pronunciation
Noun
hóspede m or f (plural hóspedes)
- lodger, boarder
- guest
- Synonyms: convidado, visita
- O hóspede e o peixe, ós tres días feden (proverb) ― Guest and fish, they stink after three days
1395, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 157:Et que esta Roupa que seja ena enfermaria para os frayres doentes ou para os frayres que foren ospedes que os mays mester ouueren- And that this clothes that are in the infirmary must be for the sick friars or for the friars that were guests that have the most need for them
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References
- “ospede” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “ospede” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “hóspede” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “hóspede” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ospede, from Latin hospitem, from Proto-Italic *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, possibly corresponding to a Proto-Indo-European root *gʰost(i)potis, a compound of *gʰóstis and *pótis. See also hoste. Compare Spanish huésped.
Pronunciation
Noun
hóspede m or f by sense (plural hóspedes)
- guest (person lodged in someone else’s house)
- Coordinate term: anfitrião
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