xudeu

Galician

Barrio xudeu, ancient Jewish quarter, Ribadavia, Galicia

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese judeu, judio, from Latin iudaeus (Judaean), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יהודי (Yehudi). Cognate with Portuguese judeu and Spanish judío.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃuˈðew/

Noun

xudeu m (plural xudeus, feminine xudía, feminine plural xudías)

  1. Jew
    • c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 185:
      el RRey Faraõ, o que morreu ẽno mar RRubio quando ya pos los judeus
      the Pharaoh king, the one who died at the Red Sea when going after the Jews
    • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I. Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 216:
      Hu he aquel que he nado Rrey dos judeus? que nos vimos a estrela en ouriente, et vymoslo adorar
      Where is he who is born King of the Jews? Because in the East we saw the star and came here to adore him.
    • 1487, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. Vigo: Galaxia, page 235:
      querendo cunplir e aguardar la ley quel Rey e Reyna nros señores avían feito, en que se contyña que suas Alteças mandauan apartar e faser apartamento en todos seus regnos a los judíos pera que morasen apartados de los cristiaos
      wanting to accomplish and to obey the law that our lords, the king and queen, have made, which contained this: that our Highnesses ordered to separate and made a separate quarter, in all of their kingdoms, for the Jews, for them to live apart from the Christians

Adjective

xudeu m (feminine singular xudía, masculine plural xudeus, feminine plural xudías)

  1. Jewish

References

  • judeu” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • judeu” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • xudeu” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • xudeu” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • xudeu” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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