Xesús

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yəhôšuaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeˈsus/, [ɕeˈsus]

Proper noun

Xesús m

1. Jesus
2. a male given name

Galician

Alternative forms

• Xasús (minced oath)
• Jesus (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Ihesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yəhôšuaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛˈsus]

Proper noun

Xesús m

1. Jesus
2. a male given name

Interjection

Xesús

1. Jesus; geez
   • 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:

     Albino: Deyjame probar si quera
     vnha gota a min tamen.
     Marta: Pois tendela vara e besta
     quen bos quita que bebàs?
     Albino: Ay Iasus como me presta.

     Albino: "Let me taste al least
     a drop for myself"
     Marta: "You have rod and horse,
     who's forbidding you of drinking?"
     Albino: "Oh, Jesus, it feels good!"

References

• “Ihesus” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “Xesús” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “Xesús” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “Xesús” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.