virxe

Asturian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin virgō, virginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾʃe/ [ˈbiɾ.ʃe]
• Rhymes: -iɾʃe
• Syllabification: vir‧xe

Adjective

virxe (epicene, plural vírxenes)

1. virgin (of a person, in a state of virginity)

Related terms

• virxinidá

Noun

virxe m or f (plural vírxenes)

1. virgin (person who has never had sexual intercourse)

Galician

Alternative forms

• virxen
• virgem (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese virgen (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a semi-learned borrowing from Latin virgō, virginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾʃe/ [ˈbiɾ.ʃɪ]
• Rhymes: -iɾʃe
• Hyphenation: vir‧xe

Adjective

virxe m or f (plural virxes)

1. virgin
2. blank

   CD virxe ― blank CD

   chave virxe ― key blank

Noun

virxe f (plural virxes)

1. virgin

Related terms

• virxinal
• virxinidade

References

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

Leonese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin virgō, virginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾʃe/, [ˈbiɾ.ɕe]
• Rhymes: -iɾʃe
• Hyphenation: vir‧xe

Noun

virxe f (plural virxes)

1. virgin

References

• “virxe”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2026