fermosura

Old Spanish
FWOTD – 9 November 2017

Alternative forms
  • fremosura

Etymology

From fermoso (“beautiful”) +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɸer.moˈzu.ɾa]

Noun

fermosura f (usually uncountable)

  1. beauty
    • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 118v.
      Et ſobre eſta fregan el oro. ¬ la plata. ¬ el eſtanno. ¬ el plomo. ¬ el cobre. ¬ pareſce ſu color. ¬ ſu fermoſura. ¬ ſu bondat.
      And on it they wash gold, and silver, and tin, and lead, and copper, and it makes apparent their color, and beauty, and goodness.

Descendants

Spanish

Noun

fermosura f (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of hermosura.
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