estrolomia

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• strolomia

Etymology

From estrela.

Noun

estrolomia f (plural estrolomias)

1. astronomy

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Afonso Anes do Cotom to this entry?)

Descendants

• Portuguese: estrolomia

Portuguese

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estrolomia, a remodelling of Latin astronomia after estrela (“star”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.tɾo.loˈmi.ɐ/, /es.tɾo.loˈmi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.tɾo.loˈmi.ɐ/, /es.tɾo.loˈmi.ɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.tɾo.loˈmi.ɐ/, /eʃ.tɾo.loˈmi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.tɾo.loˈmi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.tɾu.luˈmi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: es‧tro‧lo‧mi‧a

Noun

estrolomia f (uncountable)

1. (archaic) astronomy

   Synonym: astronomia

   • 1534, Gil Vicente, Auto da Cananea:

     oo que falſa eſtrolomia

     Oh, what a false astronomy!