Etymology 1
13th century. From Latin extrēmus (“extreme”). Doublet of extremo.
Noun
estremo m (plural estremos)
- boundary
- Synonyms: canto, estrema, linde
- ditch or strip of land which constitute a boundary in between properties
- Synonyms: derrego, lindeiro
1492, E. Cal Pardo, editor, Monasterio de San Salvador de Pedroso en tierras de Trasancos. Colección documental, A Coruña: Deputación, page 298:huun agro que chaman ho agro das Leyras, que ias fora desta outra herdade do casal, que he do dito noso mosteyro, commo estrema et departe, por seus marcos, estremos et devisoes- a field which is called Agro das Leiras, which is outside this other property of O Casal, which belongs to this monastery, as it limits by its landmarks, boundaries and divisions
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “estremo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “estremo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “estremo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “estremo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈstrɛ.mo/
- Rhymes: -ɛmo
- Hyphenation: e‧strè‧mo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin extrēmus.
Noun
estremo m (plural estremi)
- extreme, extremity
- Synonym: estremità
- all'estremo ― extremely
- height, depth
- Synonyms: fine, limite, ultimo
- end, last, limit
- Synonyms: dato, dati, dettaglio, dettagli, particolare, particolari
- (formal, law) pl details, particulars, data
- gli estremi della vicenda ― the details of what happened
- estremi identificativi ― personal details
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.