alborada
English
Etymology
Noun
alborada (plural alboradas)
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Attested since 1827. From albor + -ada. Cognate with Portuguese alvorada and Spanish alborada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [alβoˈɾaðɐ]
Noun
alborada f (plural alboradas)
- dawn
- Synonym: abrente
- 1863, Rosalía de Castro, Cantares Gallegos, page 9:
- Nasín cand'as prantas nasen,
no mes das froles nasín,
nunh'alborada mainiña,
nunh'alborada d'abril;
Por eso me chaman Rosa,
mais a do triste sorrir,
con espiñas para todos,
sin ningunha para ti;
Desque te quixen, ingrato,
tod'acabou para min,- I was born when plants do
in the month of flowers I was born
at a tranquil dawn
at an april's dawn;
That's why they calle me Rose,
but of the sad smile,
having thorns for everyone
but for you;
Since I love you, ungrateful,
everything ended for me
- I was born when plants do
- sunrise
- Synonym: amencida
- (music) solemn or joyful traditional musical composition usually played on bagpipe, soon in the morning, during local festivities
- 1850, Juan López Muñiz, Paisaniña:
- A gaita e o tamboril
Co máis ardente antusiasmo
Tocando unha muiñeiriña
Un valse repenicado
Unha alegre salerosa
Unh'alborada ou fandango- Bagpipe and tabor
With the most ardent enthusiasm
Playing a muiñeira,
an allegro waltz,
a jovial salerosa,
an alborada or a fandango
- Bagpipe and tabor
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alborada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alborada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alborada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alboˈɾada/ [al.β̞oˈɾa.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: al‧bo‧ra‧da
Noun
alborada f (plural alboradas)
Further reading
- “alborada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024