sabenza

Galician

Alternative forms

• sabença (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sabença (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin sapientia. Doublet of sapiencia, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saˈβɛnθɐ]

Noun

sabenza f (plural sabenzas)

1. wisdom

   Synonyms: sabedoría, sapiencia

   • 1814, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Soneto:

     no cortés se conoce o cabaleiro,
     e a sabenza de un home no seu tino:

     on his politeness you know the gentleman,
     and the wisdom of a man on his judgment

2. knowledge

   Synonyms: coñecemento, saber, sabedoría, sapiencia

   • 1697, Juan Antonio Torrado, Fala o corvo, escoiten todos:

     Este lugar non foi berzo
     Na sua idade mais tenra?
     Non lle debeu à crianza,
     Todo ò seu ser, è à sabenza?

     Was not this place his crib
     during his most tender age?
     Doesn't he owe it his upbringing,
     his whole being and his knowledge?

3. judgment

   Synonym: xuízo

Related terms

• saber

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “sabença”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sabença”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sabenza”, 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), “sabenza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “sabenza”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024