meirande

Galician

Alternative forms

• mairande

Etymology

From máis +‎ grande, literally “more large”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mejˈɾandɪ]

Adjective

meirande m or f (plural meirandes)

1. major, greater

   Synonym: maior

   Antonym: menor

2. bigger, larger

References

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