cordura

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cordura (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): from cordo + -ura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔɾˈðuɾɐ]

Noun

cordura f (plural corduras)

  1. prudence, judgement; common sense
    Synonyms: prudencia, sentidiño, xuízo

References

  • cordura” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • cordura” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • cordura” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • cordura” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Spanish

Etymology

From cuerdo (prudent, sane) + -ura. The former is a back-formation from Latin cordātus (wise, prudent), from cor (heart) (genitive singular cordis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˈduɾa/ [koɾˈð̞u.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: cor‧du‧ra

Noun

cordura f (plural corduras)

  1. sanity
  2. prudence
    Synonym: prudencia
  3. reason
    Synonym: razón

Further reading

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