moitedume

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century (muytedũe). Semi-learned borrowing from Latin multitūdō. Compare Portuguese multidão, Spanish muchedumbre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mojteˈðumɪ]

Noun

moitedume f (plural moitedumes)

  1. (archaic or literary) heap, crowd
    Synonym: multitude

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