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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
Noun
vermello m (plural vermellos)
- red (colour)
Adjective
vermello (feminine vermella, masculine plural vermellos, feminine plural vermellas)
- red (colour)
- Synonyms: encarnado, roxo, rubio
Derived terms
See also
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)
- Alternative spelling of vermelho