andas
Asturian
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: an‧das
Noun
andas
- a bier
- (Christianity) a framework for carrying religions images during a procession; a litter
Galician

Procession of Saint John, Ferrol, Galicia
Etymology 1
Attested since circa 1300. From Old Galician and Old Portuguese amedes (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin amites.[1] Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish andas.
Alternative forms
- andias
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈanda̝s/
Noun
andas f pl
- stretcher, gurney, litter
- c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 690:
- Et por esta razõ sempre andou en andas et en colo dos omes ata que morreu.
- And for this reason he always went in litters and in the arms of men until he died
- Et por esta razõ sempre andou en andas et en colo dos omes ata que morreu.
- Synonyms: angarellas, padiola
- c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 690:
- (religion) litter used for carrying an image during a procession
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “andes” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “andes” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “andas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “andas” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “andas” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “andas”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.dɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.dɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.das/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.dɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: an‧das
Noun
andas f pl (plural only)
- stilts (poles with footrests used by entertainers)
- Synonym: pernas de pau
- (Christianity) a framework for carrying religions images during a procession
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈandas/ [ˈãn̪.d̪as]
- Rhymes: -andas
- Syllabification: an‧das
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish anda, from Old Norse anda (“to breathe”), from Proto-Germanic *anadōną, having changed form from an active to a deponent verb.
Verb
andas (present andas, preterite andades, supine andats, imperative andas)
- (deponent) to breathe; to repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs
Conjugation
Conjugation of andas (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | — | andas | ||
Supine | — | andats | ||
Imperative | — | andas | ||
Imper. plural1 | — | andens | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | — | — | andas | andades |
Ind. plural1 | — | — | andas | andades |
Subjunctive2 | — | — | andes | andades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | andandes | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
Further reading
- andas in Svensk ordbok.
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