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Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese mingua. Deverbal from minguar. Compare Portuguese míngua and Spanish mengua.
Pronunciation
Noun
mingua m (plural minguas)
- loss, decrease
- Synonyms: devalo, diminución
- lack
- Synonym: marra
- (dated) blemish, disgrace
- Synonym: tacha
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mingua”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mingua”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mingua”, 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), “mingua”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Etymology 2
Verb
mingua
- inflection of minguar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Deverbal from minguar
Noun
mingua f (plural minguas)
- lack
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
mingua
- inflection of minguar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative