vermello

Galician

Alternative forms

• vermelho (“Reintegrationist”)

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician and Old Portuguese vermello, from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus (“purple, red”), attested as a color in the writtings of Isidore of Seville, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), similar to coccinus (“purple”). Compare Portuguese vermelho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [beɾˈmeʎʊ], (sandhi) [βeɾˈmeʎʊ]

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Noun

vermello m (plural vermellos)

1. red (colour)

Adjective

vermello m (feminine singular vermella, masculine plural vermellos, feminine plural vermellas)

1. red (colour)

   Synonyms: encarnado, roxo, rubio

Derived terms

• infravermello
• Vermello

See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)

branco	gris	negro
vermello; carmín	laranxa; castaño, marrón	amarelo; crema
verde lima	verde	menta; verde escuro
ciano; azul verdoso	cerúleo	azul
violeta; anil	maxenta; púrpura	rosa

References

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

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βeɾ.ˈme.ʎo/

Adjective

vermello m (plural vermellos, feminine vermella, feminine plural vermellas)

1. red
   • 1198, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Paio Soares de Taveirós, A 38: No mundo non me sei parella (facsimile)

     […] mia ſennor branca e / uermella.

     […] my lady of white skin and / reddish face.

Descendants

• Galician: vermello
• Portuguese: vermelho

See also

Colors in Old Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)

branco, blanco, alvo	gris	negro, preto
vermello	castanho	amarelo
	verde
		azur
	cardẽo	rosa