gobierno

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish gobierno.

Noun

gobierno

  1. government

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish gobierno.

Noun

gobierno

  1. government.

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡoˈbjeɾno/ [ɡoˈβ̞jeɾ.no]
  • Rhymes: -eɾno
  • Syllabification: go‧bier‧no

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish gouierno, gouernio, from gouernar, gobernar (“to govern”) (compare Catalan govern, Galician goberno, Italian governo and Portuguese governo). Synchronically from gobernar (“to govern”). Cf. also Late Latin gubernus, gubernius.[1]

Noun

gobierno m (plural gobiernos)

  1. government
    Synonym: (rare) gobernamiento
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Chavacano: gobierno
  • → Basque: gobernu
  • → Cebuano: gobyerno, goberno
  • → Chamorro: gobietno
  • → Tagalog: gobyerno

References
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gobierno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gobernar

Further reading
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