preguiza
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Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese (the derivative preguiçoso is already attested in the Cantigas de Santa Maria, 13th century), from Latin pīgritia. Cognate with Portuguese preguiça, Italian pigrizia, Spanish pereza, French paresse.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]preguiza f (plural preguizas)
- laziness, sloth (unwillingness to do work)
- (Christianity) sloth (deadly sin)
Derived terms
[edit]- preguiceiro (“lazy”)
- preguizoso (“lazy”)
References
[edit]- Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “preguiçoso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pregu”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “preguiza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “preguiza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “preguiza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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