vermello

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

13th century. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vermello, from Vulgar Latin vermiculus (purple, red), attested as a color in the writings of Isidore of Seville, from Latin vermiculus (little worm), similar to coccinus (purple). Compare Portuguese vermelho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): , (sandhi)
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Noun

vermello m (plural vermellos)

  1. red (colour)

Adjective

vermello (feminine vermella, masculine plural vermellos, feminine plural vermellas)

  1. red (colour)
    Synonyms: encarnado, roxo, rubio

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)
     branco      gris      negro, preto
             vermello; carmín              laranxa; castaño, marrón              amarelo; crema
             verde lima              verde              menta; verde escuro
             ciano; azul verdoso              cerúleo              azul
             violeta; anil              maxenta; púrpura              rosa

References

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

Old Galician-Portuguese

Adjective

vermello m (plural vermellos, feminine vermella, feminine plural vermellas)

  1. Alternative spelling of vermelho