falecemento

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. From falecer (“to die”) +‎ -mento. Cognate with Portuguese falecimento and Spanish fallecimiento.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [faleθeˈmɛntʊ], (western) [faleseˈmentʊ]

Noun

falecemento m (plural falecementos)

  1. decease
    Synonyms: defunción, finamento, óbito, pasamento
    • 1454, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 460:
      faço meu testamento et ordeno de meus bens como despois de meu falecemento fiquen ben ordenados a servicio de deus y a prol e saude de miña alma
      I make my testament and order my assets so that after my decease they remain in order at the service of God and in favor and health of my soul

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