albergue

See also: albergué

Galician

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

Albergue of Pedrafita do Cebreiro

Etymology 1

Attested in local Latin documents since the 12th century (albergaría since the 11th century). From Old Galician-Portuguese albergue, perhaps from Old Occitan albergue, from Gothic *𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍉 (*haribairgō), from 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis) ("army") and 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌽 (bairgan) ("to lodge"). Compare German Herberge and French auberge.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /alˈbɛɾɡe/ [ɑlˈβ̞ɛɾ.ɣ̞ɪ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /alˈbɛɾɡe/ [ɑlˈβ̞ɛɾ.ɣ̞ɪ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /alˈbɛɾħe/ [ɑlˈβ̞ɛɾ.ħɪ]

 

• Rhymes: -ɛɾɡe

• Rhymes: -ɛɾɡe
• Rhymes: -ɛɾħe

• Hyphenation: al‧ber‧gue

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

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

Etymology 2

Verb

albergue

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈbɛʁ.ɡi/ [aʊ̯ˈbɛɦ.ɡi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈbɛʁ.ɡi/ [aʊ̯ˈbɛɦ.ɡi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /awˈbɛɾ.ɡi/ [aʊ̯ˈbɛɾ.ɡi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈbɛʁ.ɡi/ [aʊ̯ˈbɛʁ.ɡi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈbɛɻ.ɡe/ [aʊ̯ˈbɛɻ.ɡe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈbɛɾ.ɡɨ/ [aɫˈβɛɾ.ɣɨ]

• Hyphenation: al‧ber‧gue

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese albergue, from Old Occitan, from Medieval Latin alberga, from Proto-West Germanic *harjabergu (“army shelter, refuge”) (whence English harbor), compound of *harjaz (“army”) +‎ *bergō (“protection”). Compare German Herberge and French auberge.

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 (diminutive), alberguezinho (diminutive)

Related terms

• albergado
• albergador
• albergagem
• albergamento
• albergar
• albergaria
• albergueiro
• alberguista

Etymology 2

Verb

albergue

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbeɾɡe/ [alˈβ̞eɾ.ɣ̞e]

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• Rhymes: -eɾɡe
• Syllabification: al‧ber‧gue

Etymology 1

Deverbal from albergar. Compare German Herberge, French auberge, English auberge. Compare English harbor.

Alternative forms

• albergo (obsolete)

Noun

albergue m (plural albergues)

1. hostel

   Synonym: hostal

Derived terms

• albergue juvenil
• albergue transitorio

Etymology 2

Verb

albergue

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

Further reading

• “albergue”, in w:Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, w:Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024