aldeia

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, “village”).

Noun

aldeia f

  1. village (small settlement)

Descendants
  • Galician: aldea
  • Portuguese: aldeia

Further reading

Portuguese
Piódão, Portugal

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aldeia, aldea, from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, “village”). Cognate with Galician, Asturian, and Spanish aldea, Mirandese aldé and Aragonese aldeya.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈdej.ɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈdej.a/ [aʊ̯ˈdeɪ̯.a]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈdɐj.ɐ/ [aɫˈdɐj.ɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈdej.ɐ/ [aɫˈdej.ɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈdej.ɐ/ [aɫˈdej.ɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈde.ɐ/ [aɫˈde.ɐ]

  • Audio (PT)(file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧dei‧a

Noun

aldeia f (plural aldeias)

  1. village (small settlement)
    Synonym: povoado
    Coordinate terms: lugar, vila
    • 1913, Fernando Pessoa, Ó sino da minha aldeia‎:
      Ó sino da minha aldeia, / Dolente na tarde calma, / Cada tua badalada / Soa dentro da minha alma.
      Oh bell of my village, / Lazy in this peaceful afternoon, / Each one of your tollings / Resounds in my soul.
  2. (Brazil) in particular, a tribal village

Derived terms

Further reading
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