samesuga

Galician

Alternative forms

• sambesuga

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. FromLatinsanguisuga(“leech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/sameˈsuɡa/[s̺a.meˈs̺u.ɣ̞ɐ]

• IPA^(key):(standard)/sameˈsuɡa/[s̺a.meˈs̺u.ɣ̞ɐ]
• IPA^(key):(gheada)/sameˈsuħa/[s̺a.meˈs̺u.ħɐ]

• Rhymes:-uɡa

• Rhymes:-uɡa
• Rhymes:-uħa

• Hyphenation:sa‧me‧su‧ga

Noun

samesugaf(pluralsamesugas)

1. leech(animal)

   Synonym:bicha

   • 1409,J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor,Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria,Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page135:

     Para esto ual reer o lugar jnchado et çercallo desemesugaspara liurar ende o sange que y ha para seyr fora

     For this is valid to shave the swollen place and then to encircle it withleeches,so freeing the blood that is there, letting it go out

Derived terms

• Samesugueiras

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “semesuga”,inCorpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,editor (2006–2013), “samesuga”,inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega(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), “samesuga”,inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco,editor (2014–2024), “samesuga”,inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN