manípulo
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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese manipulo, from Latin manipulus, diminutive of manus (“hand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
manípulo m (plural manípulos)
- maniple (part of a priest's vestments)
- (historical) gauntlet of mail
- (historical) maniple (a company of Roman soldiers)
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “manipulo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “manípulo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “manípulo”, 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), “manípulo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “manípulo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manipulus, diminutive of manus (“hand”). Doublet of manopla.
Pronunciation
Noun
manípulo m (plural manípulos)
- maniple (part of a priest's vestments)
- (historical) maniple (a company of Roman soldiers)
- (literary, medicine) handful (the amount that a hand can contain)
- Synonym: puñado
Further reading
- “manípulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10