verdadeiro

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese verdadeiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), equivalent to verdade +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

Adjective

verdadeiro (feminine verdadeira, masculine plural verdadeiros, feminine plural verdadeiras)

  1. true; authentic
    Antonym: falso

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References

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese verdadeiro. By surface analysis, verdade +‎ -eiro. Compare Spanish verdadero.

Pronunciation

 
 

Adjective

verdadeiro (feminine verdadeira, masculine plural verdadeiros, feminine plural verdadeiras)

  1. truthful (accurately depicting what is real)
    Synonyms: verídico, (dated) vero
    Antonym: falso
  2. true; loyal; faithful
    Synonyms: fiel, leal
    Antonyms: desleal, infiel
  3. genuine; legitimate
    Synonym: autêntico
  4. real (that has physical existence)
    Synonym: real
    Antonyms: de mentira, irreal

Quotations

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