loucura

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese loucura, from louco (“crazy”). Corresponds to louco +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [loʊ̯ˈkuɾɐ]

Noun

loucura f (plural loucuras)

1. (uncountable) insanity, madness

   Synonyms: demencia, tolemia

2. an insane act

   Synonym: tolemia

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “loucura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “loucura”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “loucura”, 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), “loucura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “loucura”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese loucura, from louco (“crazy”). By surface analysis, louco +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈku.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈku.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾa/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈku.ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lowˈku.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /loˈku.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -uɾɐ
• Hyphenation: lou‧cu‧ra

Noun

loucura f (plural loucuras)

1. (uncountable) insanity, madness

   Synonyms: insanidade, demência

2. an insane act

   Synonym: maluquice

Antonyms

• (insanity) sanidade

Related terms

• louco, doido, maluco, insano