serea

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See also: serẽa

Galician

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Serea (mermaid)

Etymology

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Attested circa 1300 (serea). From Old Galician-Portuguese *serẽa, from Late Latin sirēna, from Sīrēn (siren), from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn). Cognate with Portuguese sereia and Spanish sirena.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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serea f (plural sereas)

  1. siren, mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
    Synonym: sirena
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 716:
      Cõmo Vlixas cõtou a el rrey Ydamenés cõmo escapara dos perígoos das sereas do mar
      Ulysses told king Ydamenes how he escaped of the dangers of the sirens of the sea

References

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Noun

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serea f (plural sereas)

  1. Alternative form of serẽa