passaro

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • pasaro

Etymology

  • Inherited from Vulgar Latin *passarum, from passer, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpasaɾo/

    Noun

    passaro m (plural passaros, feminine passara, feminine plural passaras)

    1. bird
      • 13th century, Airas Nunez, [cantiga 872]; republished as Angelo Colocci, compiler, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Italy, c. 1525–1526, cantiga 872:
        Candeu paſſo p algũas Ribeiras / ſo bõas aruores p bõos prados / ſe cantã hy paſſaros namorados / logeu cõ amores hy uou cantãdo / ⁊ logahy damores uou trobando / e faco cantares e mil maneyras
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    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Fala: paixaru
    • Galician: paxaro, páxaro
    • Portuguese: pássaro, pássero, páxaro

    References

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