ceibe

Galician

Etymology 1

15th century. Perhaps from Latin caelebs (“single, unmarried”).

Alternative forms

• ceiba, ceibo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθejβe̝/, (western) /ˈsejβe̝/

Adjective

ceibe m or f (plural ceibes)

1. free (to roam)

   Synonym: solto

2. (of a terrain) open (so that everyone can make use of it), communal
3. (figurative) free, independent

   Synonym: libre

Derived terms

• ceibar
• monte ceibo

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “çeyb”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ceibe”, 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), “ceibe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ceibo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

ceibe

1. inflection of ceibar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative