groria

Galician

Alternative forms

• gloria

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gloria, from Latin gloria, from Old Latin *gnōria, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know, recognize”) or *ǵnoh₃ris (“knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾɔ.ɾja̝/

Noun

groria f (plural grorias)

1. glory (great beauty or splendour)
2. glory (honour and valour)

   Synonyms: brasón, loureis

3. glory (worship or praise)

   Synonym: palma

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “groria”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega