podrecer

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese podreçer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin putrescere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poðɾeˈθeɾ/, (western) /poðɾeˈseɾ/

Verb

podrecer (first-person singular present podrezo, first-person singular preterite podrecín, past participle podrecido)
podrecer (first-person singular present podreço, first-person singular preterite podrecim or podreci, past participle podrecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (transitive) to make to rot
    Synonym: apodrentar
  2. (intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to rot
    Synonym: apodrentar
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 642:
      Este he enguento muy preçado do(s) cõ que ongẽ os corpos onrrados en terra d'Outra mar, per que nõ podrescã nẽnos comja a terra
      this is a very precious ointment for those who anoint the honoured bodies in Outremer, so they don't rot and don't be eaten by the earth

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References

  • podrecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • podre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • podrecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • podrecer” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • podrecer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • podrecer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.