virgen

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin virginem[1] (the expected normal result in Spanish would be *vercen[2]). Also a doublet of the completely learned borrowing virgo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiɾxen/ [ˈbiɾ.xẽn]
  • Rhymes: -iɾxen
  • Syllabification: vir‧gen

Adjective[edit]

virgen (plural vírgenes)

  1. virgin
  2. blank
    CD virgenblank CD
    llave virgenkey blank

Noun[edit]

virgen m or f (plural vírgenes)

  1. virgin

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ “Archived copy”, in (please provide the title of the work)[1], accessed 15 January 2019, archived from the original on 2018-08-17

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