palabra

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish palabra (“word”). Doublet of parable.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pəˈlɑːbɹə/, /pəˈlæbɹə/

Noun[edit]

palabra (plural palabras)

  1. (poetic, rare) A word; idle talk.
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Asturian[edit]

Noun[edit]

palabra f (plural palabres)

  1. Alternative form of pallabra

Chavacano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish palabra, from Old Spanish parabla, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”). Doublet of parábola.

Noun[edit]

palabra

  1. word (unit of speech or writing)

Fala[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese palavra, with hyperthesis from earlier paravla, from Late Latin parabola (“comparison; later, speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

palabra f (plural palabras)

  1. word
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 3: Radós:
      A radón mais grandi pa defendela é que é nossa LENGUA MATERNA, a “primeira lengua que un indivíduu aprendi de maneira ínnconscienti duranti a sua infancia” i en ela han aprindiu a idel as primeiras palabras […]
      The greatest reason to defend it is that it is our NATIVE LANGUAGE, the “first language that an individual learns in an unconscious manner during his infancy” and in it learned how to say his first words […]

References[edit]

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

palabra

  1. third-person singular past historic of palabrer

Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese palavra, with hyperthesis from earlier paravla, from Late Latin, from Latin parabola (“comparison; later, speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”). Doublet of parábola and parola.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

palabra f (plural palabras)

  1. word
    Synonyms: verba, vocábulo, voz
  2. promise
    • 1375, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 381:
      mando que paguem a gomez ballo quanto el diser por sua palaura sem juramento quelle deuo
      I order that they should pay Gómez Ballo whatever he say by his word that I owe him, no oath needed

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

Old Spanish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin parabola, from Latin parabola (“comaparison”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison, parable”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

palabra f (plural palabras)

  1. word
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 54r.
      […] ora alcriador e quiçab oẏra al nŕo ſennor las palabras e el orgul de rabceſſe q́ lo trametio el reẏ de ſur ſo ſeńor por de noſtar al dios uiuo.
      “ […] Pray to the Creator and perhaps Our Lord will hear the words and pride of Rabshakeh, whom the king of the south, his master, sent to defy the Living God.”
  2. word, promise
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 49r.
      apparecios el nŕo ſeńor aſalomon e dixol eſta caſa q́ tu fraguas ſi andares en mẏos fueros e en mios iudicios e ficieres mẏos comendamientos. afirmare mi palabra contigo como fable a dd´ to padre
      Our Lord appeared to Solomon and said to him, “[As for] this house you are building; should you follow my statutes and ordinances and carry out my commandments, I will uphold with you my promise, [the one] I spoke to your father David.”
  3. story, rumor, account
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 54r.
      dixo ẏſaẏas a los menſageros q́l embio el reẏ ezechias aſſi dizredes al nŕo ſennor q́ diz el criador Nó temas delas menazas q́ oiſt de los uaſſallos del reẏ de ſur. Afe yo trametre uiéto ¬ oyra tal palabra. por q́stornara aſu tŕa ¬ ẏl fara morir aeſpada.
      Isaiah said the messengers sent to him by king Hezekiah, “You will tell our master that thus says the Creator, ‘Do not fear the threats you have heard from the servants of the king of the south. Lo, I will send wind and he will hear a rumor such that he will return to his land, and there he will be made to die by the sword.’”

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish palabra.

Noun[edit]

palabra

  1. word

References[edit]

  • Hassell, E. A. L. (1953) Dictionary English Papiamentu - Papiamentu English‎[2], San Nicolas: Lago Oil and Transport Co., page 107

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Hyperthetic form of Old Spanish parabla, from Late Latin, from Latin parabola (“comparison; later, speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”). Doublet of parábola, a borrowing. Compare English parley, palaver, parable and parole.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /paˈlabɾa/ [paˈla.β̞ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -abɾa
  • Syllabification: pa‧la‧bra

Noun[edit]

palabra f (plural palabras)

  1. word
    las palabras de amor ― the words of love
  2. wording
  3. word (promise)
    te doy mi palabra ― I give you my word

Hyponyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish palabra. Doublet of parabola, parabula, and parol.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧lab‧ra
  • IPA(key): /paˈlabɾa/, [pɐˈlab.ɾɐ]

Noun[edit]

palabra (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊ᜔ᜇ)

  1. word
    Synonym: salita

Further reading[edit]

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