xudeu

Galician

Barrio xudeu, ancient Jewish quarter, Ribadavia, Galicia

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese judeu, judio, from Latin iudaeus (“Judaean”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יהודי (Yehudi). Cognate with Portuguese judeu and Spanish judío.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuˈðew/

Noun

xudeu m (plural xudeus, feminine xudía, feminine plural xudías)

1. Jew
   • c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 185:

     el RRey Faraõ, o que morreu ẽno mar RRubio quando ya pos los judeus

     the Pharaoh king, the one who died at the Red Sea when going after the Jews

   • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I. Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 216:

     Hu he aquel que he nado Rrey dos judeus? que nos vimos a estrela en ouriente, et vymoslo adorar

     Where is he who is born King of the Jews? Because in the East we saw the star and came here to adore him.

   • 1487, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. Vigo: Galaxia, page 235:

     querendo cunplir e aguardar la ley quel Rey e Reyna nros señores avían feito, en que se contyña que suas Alteças mandauan apartar e faser apartamento en todos seus regnos a los judíos pera que morasen apartados de los cristiaos

     wanting to accomplish and to obey the law that our lords, the king and queen, have made, which contained this: that our Highnesses ordered to separate and made a separate quarter, in all of their kingdoms, for the Jews, for them to live apart from the Christians

Adjective

1. Jewish

References

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• “judeu” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
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• “xudeu” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.