falecemento

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. From falecer (“to die”) +‎ -mento. Cognate with Portuguese falecimento and Spanish fallecimiento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [faleθeˈmɛntʊ], (western) [faleseˈmentʊ]

Noun

falecemento m (plural falecementos)

1. decease

   Synonyms: defunción, finamento, óbito, pasamento

   • 1454, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 460:

     faço meu testamento et ordeno de meus bens como despois de meu falecemento fiquen ben ordenados a servicio de deus y a prol e saude de miña alma

     I make my testament and order my assets so that after my decease they remain in order at the service of God and in favor and health of my soul

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “falesçemento”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “falecemento”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “falecemento”, 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), “falecemento”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega