cibdat

cibdat

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

  • çibdad, cipdad, cipdat

Etymology

    From Latin cīvitātem.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /t͡sibˈdat/

    Noun

    cibdat f (plural cibdades)

    1. city, town
      • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2v. a:
        eſtos angeles c q̃ fablo abraã. vinieron a ſodoma e loth ſedia ala puerta de la cibdat. e violos & leuãtos cõtra ellõ.
        [Estos angeles con que fabló Abraam vinieron a Sodoma, e Loth sedía a la puerta de la cibdat. E vio-los e levantó-s contra ellos.]
        These angels to whom Abraham spoke came to Sodom, and Lot was sitting by the city gate. And he saw them and got up to meet them.
      • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 3r. a.:
        Tomo eleazar .x. camellos. / de la meioria de ſo ſéẽnor. efue / arrama araim cibdat de na / cor.
        Eliezer took ten of his master's best camels and made for Aram-Naharaim to the city of Nahor.

    Descendants

    • Ladino: sivdad
    • Spanish: ciudad (see there for further descendants)
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