sandeu

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sanˈdew]
  • Rhymes: -ew
  • Hyphenation: san‧deu

Adjective

sandeu (feminine sandia)

  1. silly; foolish
    • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 5:
      Pois que a santa dona o fillo do Conde recebeu,
      de o crïar muit' apóst' e mui ben muito se trameteu;
      mas un irmão que o Cond' havía, mui falss' e sandeu,
      Pediu-lle séu amor; e porque ela mal llo acolleu,
      degolou-ll' o meninno ũa noit' e meteu
      ll' o cuitélo na mão pola fazer perder.
      Quenas coitas deste mundo ben quisér sofrer...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • Galician: sandeu
  • Portuguese: sandeu

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sandeu, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Galician sandeu and Spanish sandio.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈdew/ [sɐ̃ˈdeʊ̯]

  • Hyphenation: san‧deu

Adjective

sandeu (feminine sandia, masculine plural sandeus, feminine plural sandias)

  1. daft; silly; foolish
    Synonyms: bobo, tolo

Noun

sandeu m (plural sandeus, feminine sandia, feminine plural sandias)

  1. a silly or foolish person
    Synonyms: bobo, pateta, tolo
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