albergue

See also: albergué

Galician

A signboard in Melide, Galicia, along the Way of Saint James

Albergue of Pedrafita do Cebreiro

Etymology

Attested in local Latin documents since the 12th century (albergaría since the 11th century). From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese albergue, perhaps from Old Occitan albergue, from Gothic *𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍉 (*haribairgō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈβɛɾɣe̝/

Noun

albergue m (plural albergues)

1. hostel, lodging (temporary lodging place)

   Synonyms: albergaría, casa cuberta, hospital de peregrinos

2. hostel (temporary refuge for the poor)

   Synonym: asilo

3. (regional) minor dam

Related terms

• albergar
• albergaría
• albergueiro

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “albergue”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alberg”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “albergue”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “albergue”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “albergue”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese albergue, from Old Occitan albergue, from Gothic *𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍉 (*haribairgō).

Noun

albergue m (plural albergues)

1. hostel (commercial overnight lodging place)

   Synonyms: albergaria, hospedaria, pousada

2. hostel (temporary refuge for the homeless)

   Synonyms: abrigo, asilo

Derived terms

• alberguinho, alberguezinho (diminutives)

Related terms

• albergado
• albergador
• albergagem
• albergamento

• albergar
• albergaria
• albergueiro
• alberguista

Verb

albergue

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Spanish

Etymology

From albergar. Compare French auberge, English auberge. Compare English harbor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbeɾɡe/ [alˈβ̞eɾ.ɣ̞e]

Noun

albergue m (plural albergues)

1. hostel

Derived terms

• albergue juvenil
• albergue transitorio

 

Verb

albergue

1. inflection of albergar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “albergue”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014