loucura

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese loucura, from louco (“crazy”). Corresponds to louco +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [loʊ̯ˈkuɾɐ]

Noun

loucura f (plural loucuras)

1. (uncountable) insanity, madness

   Synonyms: demencia, tolemia

2. an insane act

   Synonym: tolemia

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese loucura, from louco (“crazy”). By surface analysis, louco +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈku.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈku.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾa/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈku.ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /loˈku.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -uɾɐ
• Hyphenation: lou‧cu‧ra

Noun

loucura f (plural loucuras)

1. (uncountable) insanity, madness

   Synonyms: insanidade, demência

2. an insane act

   Synonym: maluquice

Antonyms

• (insanity) sanidade

Related terms

• louco, doido, maluco, insano