fouce

Galician

Alternative forms

• foi, fouz, fouza

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fouce (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dhalk-, *dhalg- (“a cutting tool”). Cognate with Portuguese foice, Asturian foz, Spanish hoz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfowθɪ/, (western) /ˈfowsɪ/

Noun

fouce f (plural fouces)

1. a strong sickle usually provided with a large handle
2. scythe

   Synonym: gadaña

Derived terms

• fouce rozadoira
• fouciño

References

• “fouce” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “fouce” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “fouce” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “fouce” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “fouce” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin falcem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfow.t͡se/

Noun

fouce f

1. sickle
   • 1474, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 66:

     dous fouçiños, e hun legon, e hun sacho, e hun escoupere, e hua eyxola grande, e hua serra de mao, e outra eyxola de peto, e tres fouçes, e duas choquas

     two small sickles, a hoe, a mattock, a chisel, a large axe, a handsaw, a hatchet, three sickles, and two cowbells

2. scythe

Descendants

• Fala: foici, fueici
• Galician: fouce
• Portuguese: foice, fouce (dated or dialectal)

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "fouce"

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fouce, from Latin falcem (“heel”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo(w).si/ [ˈfo(ʊ̯).si]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo(w).si/ [ˈfo(ʊ̯).si]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo(w).se/ [ˈfo(ʊ̯).se]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo(w).sɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo(w).sɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfow.sɨ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.sɨ/

• Homophone: fosse
• Hyphenation: fou‧ce

Noun

fouce f (plural fouces)

1. Alternative form of foice