aldraxe

Galician

Alternative forms

  • aldraxo

Etymology

From Old French oltrage (excess),[1] from Late Latin *ultrāgium, *ultrāticum ("a going beyond") and from Latin ultrā (beyond).

With the meaning "rag", from Spanish andrajo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈðɾaʃe̝/

Noun

aldraxe m or f (plural aldraxes)

  1. outrage, insult
  2. rag, tatter

Derived terms

References

  1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “último”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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