Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈonta/
- Hyphenation: on‧ta
- Rhymes: -onta
Noun
onta f (plural ontas)
- (archaic) shame
- Synonym: vergonza
1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 403:Polidamas auj́a grã pesar et grãde onta por seu padre Antenor, que era preso- Polydamas had great sorrow and great shame because of his father, Anthenor, who was imprisoned
- (archaic) insult, affront
- Synonym: deosto
1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 476:Mays, señor, rrógouos agora que me digades qual fuy o pesar ou engãno ou perda ou honta que eu fige a uós et a uosas cõpañas- But, lord, I'm begging you now to tell me what was the pain or mistake or loss or affront that I made to you or to your armies
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “onta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “onta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “onta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “honta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈon.ta/
- Rhymes: -onta
- Hyphenation: ón‧ta
Noun
onta f (plural onte) (obsolete)
- shame, disgrace
- Synonyms: disonore, ignominia, infamia, scorno, smacco, umiliazione, vergogna
- Antonyms: fama, gloria, lustro, merito, onore, vanto
- I Romani dovettero subire l'onta delle Forche Caudine. ― The Romans had to suffer the shame of the [battle of the] Caudine Forks.
- insult, affront
- Synonyms: affronto, ingiuria, insulto, offesa, oltraggio, umiliazione
- L'onta patita fu lavata nel sangue. ― The endured insult was washed away with blood.
- (figurative, poetic) damage, harm, nuisance
- Synonyms: danno, ingiuria, molestia, offesa
c. 1800, Giuseppe Parini, Il giorno [The Day], Luigi Mussi, published 1803, Notte, page 138, lines 31–33:[…] e contro all'onte ¶ della pioggia e del sol ben forte armata ¶ mille e più passi l'accompagna ei stesso […]- […] and he himself accompanies her, strongly guarded against the damages of the rain and the Sun, for a thousand steps and more […]