de vez

See also: devez

Galician

Etymology

de (“of”) vez (“time”), "at once".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈβeθ], (western) [deˈβes]

Adverb

de vez

1. totally, completely
2. at once
3. for good
   • 1886, O Galiciano, number 92, page 1:

     tóda-las sinales eran de qu'o mundo se acaba de vês

     every signal was that the world is ending for good

Related terms

• vez

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vez”, 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), “de vez”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “de vez”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Adverb

de vez (not comparable)

1. totally, completely
2. for good, definitely