chus
Old Portuguese
FWOTD – 30 October 2012
Etymology
From Latin plūs (“more”), from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *plē-, *pelu- (“many”). Eventually displaced by mais.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃus̺/
Adverb
chus
- more
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 185 (facsimile):
- tres mouroſ q̇ entṙã / chus negroſ q̇ Satanaſ / no Caſtelo os de dentro / os fezeron en caer.
- three Moors who entered / blacker (more black) than Satan / in the Castle, the ones inside / made them fall.
- tres mouroſ q̇ entṙã / chus negroſ q̇ Satanaſ / no Caſtelo os de dentro / os fezeron en caer.
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 185 (facsimile):
Synonyms
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