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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 14th century (murmuraçoes). Learned borrowing from Latin murmurātiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
murmuración f (plural murmuracións)
- murmuring, gossip
- Synonym: rexouba
1387, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 417:todos los outros que oyren leer este testamento Rogo et peço que por enxenplo daquel que ffoy posto enna cruz Rogou por los seus perseguidores que me perdoen a min todas las murmuraçoes blasfemias et mais parauoas que deles dixe et fixe et oy tan ben en ascondido como en publico- everyone hearing the reading of this testament: I ask and beg, following the example of he who was placed in the cross and begged for the pardon of his pursuers, that they forgive me every gossip, blasphemy and word that about them I said and did and heard, in public as well as in secret
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “murmuraç”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “murmuración”, 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), “murmuración”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “murmuración”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin murmurātiōnem.
Noun
murmuración f (plural murmuraciones)
- murmuring, gossip
- (ornithology) murmuration
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