esquecemento

Galician
CIVITAS LIMICORUM: festa do Esquecemento ("Xinzo de Limia: feast of Oblivion")
Reenactment of Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus crossing the river Lethes or Oblivion (Lima river)

Etymology

Attested since circa 1400. From esquecer (“to forget”) +‎ -mento. Cognate with Portuguese esquecimento.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [eskɛθeˈmɛntʊ], (western) [eskɛseˈmentʊ]

Noun

esquecemento m (plural esquecementos)

  1. oblivion
    • 1890, Eduardo Pondal, Os Pinos (national anthem of Galicia):
      Non dés a esquecemento,
      Da injuria o rudo encono;
      Despérta do teu sono,
      Fogar de Breogán.
      Don't give to oblivion
      The rude spite of defamation
      Awake from your sleep
      Home of Breoghain
  2. forgetfulness

References
  • “esqueeçemento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “esquecemento” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “esquecemento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “esquecemento” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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