vedro
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈveɪdɹəʊ/, (after Russian) /vɪˈdɹəʊ/
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation after Russian) -əʊ
Noun
vedro (plural vedros or vedroes)
- A Russian liquid measure, approximately 2.7 imperial gallons.
- 1798, Jean Henri Castera, The Life of Catharine II. Empress of Russia:
- The consumption of this brandy amounts to 12 millions of vedroes per annum
References
- “vedro”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese vedro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin veterus, from Latin vetus (“old”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛdɾo/ [ˈbɛ.ð̞ɾʊ]
- Rhymes: -ɛdɾo
- Hyphenation: ve‧dro
Noun
vedro m (plural vedros)
- old walls, hedges and partitions no longer in use
- communal lands, usually bushland, eventually planted with wheat or rye
- 1410, “Estudios Mindonienses”, in J. García Oro, editor, Viveiro en los siglos XIV y XV. La Colección Diplomática de Santo Domingo de Viveiro, page 66:
- todos los bees e herdamentos e arbores e bouças e vedros e herança que ficou de Johan Franco
- every possession, inheritance and trees and uncultivated lands and vedros and heritages of Xoán Franco
- (archaic) the old times
- 1289, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra, Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 113:
- asy commo fuy acostumado de vedro
- as it was customary in the old times
Adjective
vedro (feminine vedra, masculine plural vedros, feminine plural vedras)
- (archaic) old
- 1273, Miguel Romaní (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). 3 vols. Santiago: Tórculo Edicións (1989, 1989, 1993), page 1158:
- assi conmo e usado de vedro tenpo.
- as it is used since the old times.
- 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 131:
- pisa moy ben todo con exulla uedra de porco et faz ende hũa masa et coze todo con uyno, meyxeo ameude ataa que se coza ben
- pound it carefully with old pork lard and make a dough with it and boil everything in wine, stir it frequently till it is well cooked
- Synonym: vello
- 1273, Miguel Romaní (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). 3 vols. Santiago: Tórculo Edicións (1989, 1989, 1993), page 1158:
Related terms
References
- “vedro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “vedro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “vedro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “vedro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋedr̩o/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vědro.
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology 3
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vedro.
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vědro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvedrɔ]
Noun
vedro n (genitive singular vedra, nominative plural vedrá, genitive plural vedier, declension pattern of mesto)
Declension
Derived terms
- vedierko, vedierce
Further reading
- “vedro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *vědro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛ̀ːdrɔ/
Inflection
Neuter, hard | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | vêdro | ||
gen. sing. | vêdra | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
vêdro | vêdri | vêdra |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
vêdra | vêder | vêder |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
vêdru | vêdroma | vêdrom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
vêdro | vêdri | vêdra |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
vêdru | vêdrih | vêdrih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
vêdrom | vêdroma | vêdri |
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *vedro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛ̀ːdrɔ/
Adverb
védro (comparative vedrêjše, superlative nȁjvedrêjše)
- clear, sunny, fair (of weather)
- light-heartedly, cheerfully (of mood or temper)
Further reading
- “vedro”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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