aldea

See also: aldeã

English

Etymology

From Spanish aldea and Portuguese aldeia.

Noun

aldea (plural aldeas) (India, historical)

  1. A village.
  2. A villa.

References

  • 1903, Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell, Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases

Asturian

Noun

aldea f (plural aldees)

  1. village

Basque

Noun

aldea

  1. absolutive singular of alde

Catalan

Etymology

From Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʿa, village). Compare Spanish aldea, Portuguese aldeia.

Noun

aldea f (plural aldees)

  1. village, mostly used in medieval chronicles when referring to locations outside Catalonia or of Moorish population.

Further reading


Galician

An aldea in southern Galicia
An aldea in eastern Galicia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested locally since the 13th century, but uncommon before the 14th. Old Galician and Old Portuguese aldea, aldeia, from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʿa, village). Compare Portuguese aldeia and Spanish aldea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈdea̝/

Noun

aldea f (plural aldeas)

  1. village, hamlet
    Synonyms: barrio, lugar, poubea

Derived terms

  • Aldea
  • Aldea Grande
  • Aldea Nova
  • Aldea Vella
  • Aldeíña
  • Cabo da Aldea
  • Outraldea

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʿa, village). Compare Portuguese aldeia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈdea/ [al̪ˈd̪e.a]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: al‧de‧a

Noun

aldea f (plural aldeas)

  1. village
    Synonym: villa

Derived terms

Further reading

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