débeda

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin dēbita, plural of dēbitum, from dēbitus (owed), from dēbeō (I owe). Cognate with Portuguese dívida and Spanish deuda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdebeda/ [ˈd̪e.β̞e.ð̞ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ebeda
  • Hyphenation: dé‧be‧da

Noun

débeda m (plural débedas)

  1. debt
    • 1265, A. Martínez Salazar, editor, Documentos gallegos de los siglos XIII al XVI, A Coruña: Casa de la Misericordia, page 49:
      que ní una cousa nõ fica por pagar da dicta deueda
      that nothing is left to pay of said debt

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