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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese sisudo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): from siso (“judgement”) + -udo. Compare Spanish sesudo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sisudo (feminine sisuda, masculine plural sisudos, feminine plural sisudas)
- advised; prudent; judicious
- c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 85:
Ulixas, segundo vos dixe, era moy entendido et sesudo et moy avisado- Ulysses, as I told you, was very wise and judicious and very prudent
- Synonyms: prudente, xuízoso
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “sisudo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sisud”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sisudo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “sisudo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
From siso (“sense, judgment”) + -udo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sisudo (feminine sisuda, masculine plural sisudos, feminine plural sisudas, comparable)
- serious
- Synonyms: sério, grave
1927, Humberto de Campos, “XLIII”, in O Brasil anedótico:Ao contrário do que se pode concluir das suas máximas, o marquês de Maricá não era um homem sisudo, grave, conceituoso, na palestra. Gostava de pilheriar com finura, tendo deixado, nesse terreno, alguns ditos interessantes.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun
sisudo m (plural sisudos, feminine sisuda, feminine plural sisudas)
- serious person