Tres Marías
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See also: Tres Marias and Três Marias
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “Three Maries”.
Noun[edit]
Tres Marías f pl (plural only)
- Orion's Belt, Three Sisters
- 1911, Francisco Potel Pardal, Costumes da Terriña:
- víase sin nube algunha o ceo azul, víanse as estreliñas todas pendentes del, alá no medio o carriño e non moi lonxe as tres marías
You could see, no cloud at all, the blue sky; you could see the stars, all hanging from it; there, in the middle, the Little Dipper and, not that far, the Three Sisters- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References[edit]
- “Tres Marías” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “Tres Marías” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.