pólvora
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Catalan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Catalan polvora, polvera, from Late Latin pulvera, neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m. Doublet of pols < *pulvus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈpol.βu.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈpol.vo.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈpol.vo.ɾa]
Noun[edit]
pólvora f (plural pólvores)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “pólvora” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading[edit]
- “pólvora” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in the 15th century. From Spanish pólvora, from Old Catalan polvora, polvera, from Late Latin pulvera, a neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m. Doublet of po < *pul(v)us.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pólvora m (plural pólvoras)
- gunpowder, powder
- 1457, F. R. Tato Plaza, editor, Libro de notas de Álvaro Pérez, notario da Terra de Rianxo e Postmarcos, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 171:
- Torre de Rriãjo. O que rreçebeu Gonçaluo Mariño de Fernando de Catoyra cõ a casa e fortalesa de Rriãjo. Primeyramẽte: Húa cadea de ferro cõ seu cãdado e çinco farroupeas e dúas esposas. Hũas coyraças. Tres huchas. Tres ballestas: J de aseyro, IJ de pao. Quatro baçinetes. Hũu trono cõ seu serujdor e hũu fole de póluora. Dos carcaixes de biratõos. Hũu torno de armar ballesta.
- Tower of Rianxo. What Gonçalvo Mariño received from Fernando of Catoira, together with the tower-house and fortress at Rianxo. First: an iron chain with its padlock and five fetters and two handcuffs. Some cuirasses. Three chests. Three crossbows: one of steel, two of wood. Four bascinets. A bombard with its server and a skin of powder. Two quivers of bolts. A winch for charging crossbows.
References[edit]
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “polvo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
- “póluora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “póluora” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “pólvora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “pólvora” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “pólvora” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish pólvora, from Old Catalan polvora, polvera, from Late Latin pulvera, neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m. Doublet of pó < *pul(v)us.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: pól‧vo‧ra
Noun[edit]
pólvora f (plural pólvoras)
- gunpowder, powder
- 2018, “Corra”, performed by Djonga:
- Éramos milhões, até que vieram vilões / O ataque nosso não bastou / Fui de bastão, eles tinham a pólvora / Vi meu povo se apavorar
- We were millions, until villains came / Our attack wasn't enough / I had a club, they had gunpowder / I saw my people panicking
- gunpowder tea
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Most likely borrowed from Old Catalan polvora (first attested in Spanish c. 1350),[1] from older polvera, from Late Latin pŭlvĕra, neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m. Compare French poudre or Old Occitan polvera, poldra, porba. Doublet of polvo < *pulvus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pólvora f (plural pólvoras)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading[edit]
- “pólvora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “pólvora”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
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