sandeu

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Rhymes: -ew
Hyphenation: san‧deu

Adjective

sandeu (feminine sandia)

silly; foolish
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 5 (facsimile):
  Pois que a santa dona o fillo do Conde recebeu,
  de o crïar muit' apóst' e mui ben muito se trameteu;
  mas un irmão que o Cond' havía, mui falss' e sandeu,
  Pediu-lle séu amor; e porque ela mal llo acolleu,
  degolou-ll' o meninno ũa noit' e meteu
  ll' o cuitélo na mão pola fazer perder.
  Quenas coitas deste mundo ben quisér sofrer...
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Descendants

Galician: sandeu
Portuguese: sandeu

Further reading

Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2024) “sandeu”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sandeu, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Galician sandeu and Spanish sandio.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈdew/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈdew/

Hyphenation: san‧deu

Adjective

sandeu (feminine sandia, masculine plural sandeus, feminine plural sandias)

daft; silly; foolish
Synonyms: bobo, tolo

Noun

sandeu m (plural sandeus, feminine sandia, feminine plural sandias)

a silly or foolish person
Synonyms: bobo, pateta, tolo

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