proeza
Old Spanish
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editEtymology
editCoromines and Pascual suspect that because Old Spanish pro was not an adjective (meaning 'brave', cf. Old French preu), the Old Spanish term was probably borrowed from Old French proece (> modern French prouesse), or alternatively from Old Occitan proeza or Old Catalan proeza. Ultimately derived from Late Latin prōde + Latin -itia. First attested in the Libro de Alexandre.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editproeza f
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese proeza, from Old French proece, proeche, proesce (compare modern French prouesse) or Old Occitan proeza.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: pro‧e‧za
Noun
editproeza f (plural proezas)
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Spanish proeza. Coromines and Pascual suspect that because Old Spanish pro was not an adjective (meaning 'brave', cf. Old French preu), the Old Spanish term was probably borrowed from Old French proece (> modern French prouesse), or alternatively from Old Occitan proeza or an Old Catalan proeza. Ultimately derived from Late Latin prōde + Latin -itia.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾoˈeθa/ [pɾoˈe.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾoˈesa/ [pɾoˈe.sa]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -eθa
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: pro‧e‧za
Noun
editproeza f (plural proezas)
- prowess (bravery or courage, especially in battle)
- feat (heroic or extraordinary deed)
- Synonym: hazaña
Further reading
edit- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “pro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 656
- “proeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eθa
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