fermosura

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fremosura (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): from fermoso +‎ -ura. Cognate with Portuguese formosura and Spanish hermosura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feɾmoˈsuɾa/ [feɾ.moˈs̺u.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Hyphenation: fer‧mo‧su‧ra

Noun

fermosura f (plural fermosuras)

  1. beauty
    Synonym: beleza
    A fermosura moitas faltas disimula (proverb)Beauty conceals many faults

References

Old Spanish

FWOTD – 9 November 2017

Alternative forms

  • fremosura

Etymology

From fermoso (beautiful) +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heɾmoˈzuɾa/

Noun

fermosura f (usually uncountable)

  1. beauty
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 118v:
      Et ſobre eſta fregan el oro. ⁊ la plata. ⁊ el eſtanno. ⁊ el plomo. ⁊ el cobre. ⁊ pareſce ſu color. ⁊ ſu fermoſura. ⁊ ſu bondat.
      And on it they wash gold, and silver, and tin, and lead, and copper, and it makes apparent their color, and beauty, and goodness.

Descendants

  • Ladino: ermozura
  • Spanish: hermosura

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feɾmoˈsuɾa/ [feɾ.moˈsu.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: fer‧mo‧su‧ra

Noun

fermosura f (uncountable)

  1. obsolete form of hermosura

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