virxe

Asturian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin virgō, virginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾʃe/, [ˈbiɾ.ɕe]
• Rhymes: -iɾʃe
• Hyphenation: vir‧xe

Adjective

virxe (epicene, plural vírxenes)

1. virgin (of a person, in a state of virginity)

Related terms

• virxinidá

Noun

virxe m or f (plural vírxenes)

1. virgin (person who has never had sexual intercourse)

Galician

Alternative forms

• virxen
• virgem (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese virgen (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a semi-learned borrowing from Latin virgō, virginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾʃe/ [ˈbiɾ.ʃɪ]
• Rhymes: -iɾʃe
• Hyphenation: vir‧xe

Adjective

virxe m or f (plural virxes)

1. virgin
2. blank

   CD virxe ― blank CD

   chave virxe ― key blank

Noun

virxe f (plural virxes)

1. virgin

Related terms

• virxinal
• virxinidade

References

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

Leonese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin virgō, virginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾʃe/, [ˈbiɾ.ɕe]
• Rhymes: -iɾʃe
• Hyphenation: vir‧xe

Noun

virxe f (plural virxes)

1. virgin

References

• virxe at the Pallabeiru Llïonés.