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Galician
Etymology
Literally, “who was”.
Adjective
que foi m or f by sense (plural que foron)
- (archaic) late (euphemism for dead)
- Synonym: defunto
1289, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 407:eu Esteuõõ Martinz, escudeiro, fillo de Martin Fernandez de Traado, que foy, et de domna Marina Martinz- I, Estevo Martís, esquire, son of late Martín Fernández de Trado and of lady Mariña Martís
1447, J. García Oro, editor, Viveiro en los siglos XIV y XV. La Colección Diplomática de Santo Domingo de Viveiro, Estudios Mindonienses, 3, page 94:A qual dita casa e vinnas e metade do dito lagar e herdades e soutos e partes deles de suso declarados diso que lle foran mandados por dias da sua vida por Teresa da Devesa defunta cuja alma Deus aja sua moller que foy - Said house and vineyards and half winery and properties and orchards and participations aforementioned he said that were bequeathed to him by Teresa da Devesa, deceased, God save her soul, his late wife
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “que foy,”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “que foron,”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “what was it?”.
Pronunciation
Interjection
que foi?
- what's the matter? (what's wrong?, what's the problem?)
Descendants