estranxeiro

Galician

Etymology

Attested as estranjeiro in 1417. From Old French estrangier (Modern French étranger).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [es.tɾaŋ.ˈʃej.ɾʊ]

Noun

estranxeiro m (plural estranxeiros, feminine estranxeira, feminine plural estranxeiras)

  1. foreigner
    • 1417, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 74:
      esto mesmo os romeus et estranjeiros que a ela viina a vesitar o corpo do Apostolo Señor Santiago
      as well as the pilgrims and foreigners that come to it to visit the body of our Lord Apostle Saint James
    Synonym: forasteiro
  2. exterior, foreign lands
    Synonym: exterior

Adjective

estranxeiro (feminine estranxeira, masculine plural estranxeiros, feminine plural estranxeiras)

  1. (not comparable) from a different country; foreign

References
  • “strang” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “estranxeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “estranxeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “estranxeiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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