mansedume

Galician

Etymology

Already used by the Galician author Paio Gómez Chariño in the 13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese *mansidõe, *mansedũe, from Latin mānsuētūdinem (tameness): synchronically manso (tame, meek) +‎ -dume. Cognate with Portuguese mansidão and Spanish mansedumbre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [manseˈðumɪ]

Noun

mansedume f (plural mansedumes)

  1. tameness
  2. meekness

References

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an unattested form *mansedũe, from Latin mānsuētūdinem (tameness).

Noun

mansedume f (plural mansedumes)

  1. (Old Galician) tameness, meekness

References