estantiga

Galician

The Estantiga (graffiti in Pontevedra)

Etymology

From hoste (“army”) +‎ antiga (“ancient, old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [estanˈtiɣɐ]

Noun

estantiga f (plural estantigas)

1. (mythology, folklore) the procession of the death (a Christianized form of the Wild Hunt)

   Synonyms: compaña, hostea, santa compaña

   • 1746, Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio de 24 gallegos rústicos, page 106:

     Non viche Maruxa, nas noites do inverno, andar a estantiga polos matorreiros, a estantiga digo, que chaman os vellos hostea ou compaña que a todos fai medo

     Haven't you see, Maruxa, in the winter nights, the Estantiga passing by the woods? the Estantiga, I say, that the old ones call the Host or Company, that scares everyone

2. apparition, phantom

Related terms

• estadea

References

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