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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese natureza. Cognate of Portuguese natureza; also compare Spanish naturaleza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /natuˈɾeθa/
- IPA(key): (seseo) /natuˈɾesa/
Noun
natureza f (plural naturezas)
- nature (which exists)
- Synonym: mundo
- nature (natural world)
- nature, essence
- Synonyms: carácter, caste
1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 264:mentre Castella et Leõ et Nauarra erã corrudas et maltreitas dos mouros, vẽo hũu caualeiro do condado de Bigora, que de sua natureza era muy vsado en armas et en caualaria, et era muy afamado ende.- while Castille and Leon and Navarre were raided and battered by the Moors, a knight came from the county of Bigorre, which is in its nature very able in weapons and cavalry, and who was very famous there
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “natureza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nature”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “natureza”, 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), “natureza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From natura + -eza or, since the suffix is usually appended to adjectives, from Latin nātūrāle + -eza with posterior regular elision of intervocalic /-l-/ (compare Asturian and Spanish naturaleza).
Noun
natureza f
- nature, essence
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese natureza. cognate with Galician natureza. Compare Spanish naturaleza.
Pronunciation
Noun
natureza f (plural naturezas)
- nature (natural world)
O Homem pertence à natureza.- Man belongs to nature.
- nature, character, distinguishing features
Ele não se consegue controlar; é a sua natureza.- He can't control himself; it's his nature.