virtude

• virtú

Since the 13th century. From a semi-learned alteration of From Old Galician-Portuguese vertude (based on its etymology), from Latin virtūtem, accusative singular of virtūs (“manliness; virtue”).

• IPA^(key): [biɾˈtuðɪ], [biɾˈtu]

virtude f (plural virtudes)

1. virtue, quality

   Synonym: propiedade

2. virtue (excellence in morals)
3. (archaic) miracle, divine intervention

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

From a semi-learned alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese vertude (based on its etymology), from Latin virtūtem (“manliness; virtue”), from vir (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ud͡ʒi, (Portugal) -udɨ
• Hyphenation: vir‧tu‧de

virtude f (plural virtudes)

1. (uncountable) virtue (excellence in morals)
2. (philosophy, theology) virtue (each of several qualities held to be particularly important)
3. (angelology) virtue (angelic creature of the second sphere)

• (angelic creature): anjo, arcanjo, dominação, potestade, principado, querubim, serafim, trono