lóstrego
Galician
Alternative forms
- lústrigo
Etymology
Attested since 1370. Uncertain etymology. Perhaps from Latin lūstrō (“I purify; I illuminate”) from Latin lūstrum (“sacrifice”); or rather, given the stressed vowel /o/, from Proto-Celtic *lowkstriko-, from Proto-Celtic *lowko- (“bright, light”):[1] compare Welsh lluched (“lightning”) and North Catalan llaucet.[2] Alternatively, deverbal from lostregar, and this irregularly from Latin *lūstricare. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlos.tɾɪ.ɣʊ]
Noun
lóstrego m (plural lóstregos)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- lostregar (“to lightning”)
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “lostrego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “lóstrego”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lóstrego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lóstrego”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lóstrego”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Grzega, Joachim (2001) Romania Gallica Cisalpina etymologisch-geolinguistische Studien zu den oberitalienisch-rätoromanischen Keltizismen[1], Tübingen: M. Niemeyer, →ISBN, pages 195-196 – via De Gruyter.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “lustre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Old Galician-Portuguese
Noun
lóstrego m (plural lóstregos)
- (Old Galician) lightning
- 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, page 392:
- ca a noyte foy moyto escura, et fezo trõos et lóstregos et uẽto moy forte, et chouj́a moy rrégeament.
- because the night was very dark, and there were thunder and lightning and a very strong wind, and it was raining heavily
Descendants
- Galician: lóstrego
Further reading
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “lostrego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “lóstrego”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega