de súpeto
Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1861. From Latin subito, preceded by the preposition de. Doublet of súbito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [deˈsupɪtʊ]
Adverb
de súpeto
- suddenly
- 1895, Heraclio Pérez Placer, Contos da Terriña:
- Calquer pensara que un meigallo se lle meteu no corpo, ó ver como cambeou de súpeto. Esborrouse da súa boca a sonrisa pracenteira, fuxiu dos ollos o mirar churruscandeiro, velado agora por humedeceres de bágoas
- Anyone would think that a spell has entered her body, seeing how she changed all of the sudden: the pleasant smile fade from her mouth and the lively gaze fled from her eyes, clouded now by the wetness of the tears
- Synonyms: de socato, subitamente
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References
- “súpeto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “de súpeto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “de súpeto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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