aldea

See also: aldeã

Asturian

Noun

aldea f (plural aldees)

1. village

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Galician

An aldea

Alternative forms

• aldeia

Etymology

Attested locally since the 13th century, but uncommon before the 14th. Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese aldea, aldeia, from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, “village”). Compare Portuguese aldeia and Spanish aldea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈdea̝/

Noun

aldea f (plural aldeas)

1. village, hamlet

   Synonyms: barrio, lugar

Derived terms

• Aldea
• Aldea Grande
• Aldea Nova
• Aldea Vella
• Aldeíña
• Cabo da Aldea
• Outraldea

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “aldea”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aldea”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, “village”). Compare Portuguese aldeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈdea/ [al̪ˈd̪e.a]

Noun

aldea f (plural aldeas)

1. village

Synonyms

• villa

Derived terms

• aldeano

Further reading

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