Noun: alto mar
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | alto mar |
| Plural m | altos mares |
Sample Sentences
-
Desý ouueron moy bon uẽto, cõ que entrarõ a alto mar, Et espedírõsse de todos seus amjgos et de todos seus parẽtes. (Thenceforth they had very good wind, with which they entered the high sea, and they said goodbye to all of their friends and family) [1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 250:]
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese alto mar (13th century, Martin Codax): alto (“high, deep”) and mar (“sea”).
Translations