xura

See also: xurä

Asturian

Verb

xura

1. inflection of xurar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese jura (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Back-formation from xurar. Cognate with Portuguese jura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃuɾɐ]

Noun

xura f (plural xuras)

1. oath

   Synonym: xuramento

2. promise

   Synonym: promesa

References

• “jura” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “jura” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “xura” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “xura” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “xura” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

xura

1. inflection of xurar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative