proeza
Old Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coromines and Pascual suspect that because Old Spanish pro was not an adjective (meaning 'brave', cf. Old French preu), the Old Spanish term was probably borrowed from Old French proece (> modern French prouesse), or alternatively from Old Occitan proeza or Old Catalan proeza. Ultimately derived from Late Latin prōde + Latin -itia. First attested in the Libro de Alexandre.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
proeza f
- prowess
- c. 1240 – 1250, anonymous, Libro de Alexandre , (ed. by Jesús Cañas, 1988, Madrid: Cátedra, page 408):
- El rëy Alexandre, thesoro de proeza,
arca de sapïençia, exemplo de nobleza- King Alexander, a trove of prowess, an arch of wisdom, an example of nobility...
- El rëy Alexandre, thesoro de proeza,
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese proeza, from Old French proece, proeche, proesce (compare modern French prouesse) or Old Occitan proeza.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: pro‧e‧za
Noun[edit]
proeza f (plural proezas)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Spanish proeza. Coromines and Pascual suspect that because Old Spanish pro was not an adjective (meaning 'brave', cf. Old French preu), the Old Spanish term was probably borrowed from Old French proece (> modern French prouesse), or alternatively from Old Occitan proeza or an Old Catalan proeza. Ultimately derived from Late Latin prōde + Latin -itia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾoˈeθa/ [pɾoˈe.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾoˈesa/ [pɾoˈe.sa]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: pro‧e‧za
Noun[edit]
proeza f (plural proezas)
- prowess (bravery or courage, especially in battle)
- feat (heroic or extraordinary deed)
- Synonym: hazaña
Further reading[edit]
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “pro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 656
- “proeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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