benvido

Galician

Galician phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• benvindo

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venītus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, derived from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, such as English welcome. By surface analysis, ben (“well”) +‎ vido (“come”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛmˈbido/ [bɛmˈbi.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Hyphenation: ben‧vi‧do

Adjective

benvido (feminine benvida, masculine plural benvidos, feminine plural benvidas)

1. welcome (whose arrival is a cause of joy)

Interjection

benvido

1. welcome (greeting; to a male)

Related terms

• benvida