adrede

See also: adrêde

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century; probably from Old Spanish adrede; compare Spanish adrede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈðɾeðe̝/

Adverb

adrede

1. on purpose

   Synonyms: á mantenta, a propósito

   Antonym: sen querer

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “adrede”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “adrede” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• adrêde (obsolete)

Etymology

Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:

• Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”) + *𐍂𐌴𐌸𐍃 (*rēþs, “advice”);
• Latin dīrectus (“direct; straight”);
• Latin ad (“to”) rēctē (“rightly; correctly”);
• Old Occitan adreit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈðɾe.ðɨ/
• IPA^(key): /a.ˈdɾe.d͡ʒi/

Adverb

adrede

1. (archaic) on purpose

Synonyms

• intencionalmente, de propósito, propositadamente, propositalmente

Antonyms

• acidentalmente, sem querer

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Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:

• Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”) + *𐍂𐌴𐌸𐍃 (*rēþs, “advice”);
• Latin dīrectus (“direct; straight”);
• Latin ad (“to”) rēctē (“rightly; correctly”);
• Old Occitan adreit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdɾede/ [aˈð̞ɾe.ð̞e]

Adverb

1. on purpose

Synonyms

• deliberadamente
• intencionadamente
• intencionalmente
• a propósito, de propósito
• a posta
• queriendo

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001