esconder

Etymology

From Latin abscondere.

Verb

esconder

1. to hide

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese asconder (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin abscondere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [es.kon.ˈdeɾ]

Verb

esconder (first-person singular present escondo, first-person singular preterite escondín, past participle escondido)
esconder (first-person singular present escondo, first-person singular preterite escondim or escondi, past participle escondido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to hide; to conceal

   Synonyms: agochar, ocultar

   • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 59:

     Et desque chegares a España, yredes por hũa çidade que he chamada Burgos, et entrãdo en ela tãgerse an todo los sinos sen aiuda de omẽ; et vos cõ medo leixaredes a rrua por que entrardes et esconderuos edes en casa de hũu home; et y seera moy grã cõtenda ontre ti et tous cõpaneiros sobre la cabeça, porque o chantres querraa leuar para Braagã, et tu para a igleia de Santiago.

     And when you arrive to Spain, you'll pass through a city called Burgos, and entering in it all the bells will toll without the help of man; and you, with fear, will left the street by which you entered, and you'll hide in the house of a man; and there will be a big argument in between you and your companions about the head, because the chanter will want to take it to Braga, and you to the church of Santiago

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “esconder”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “scond”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esconder”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “esconder”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esconder”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “esconder” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esconder”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese asconder, from Latin abscondere. Doublet of absconder, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧con‧der

Verb

esconder (first-person singular present escondo, first-person singular preterite escondi, past participle escondido)

1. (transitive) to hide