Adjective: hermosu
Hyphenation: her‧mo‧su
| Singular m. | hermosu |
| Singular f. | hermosa |
| Plural m. | hermosos |
| Plural f. | hermoses |
Sample Sentences
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La mañana del llunes
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ta consagrada
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a la Virxen hermosa (Monday morning
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is devoted
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to the beautiful Virgin) [c. 1860, Teodoro Cuesta, Recuerdo Histórico:]
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Quieru you decir decires,
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Nel idioma mas harmosu de la cántabra ribera; (I want to say proverbs
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in the most beautiful language of the Cantabric bank) [c. 1890, Galo Antonio Fernández "Padre Galo", Falandu na faliella:]
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La cencia ye hermosu dón (Science is a beautiful talent) [1909, José Aniceto González, Un neñu como dengún:]
Adjectives inflected like hermosu
serbiu,
severu,
seguru,
sedosu,
cristianu,
favoritu,
satisfechu,
cunqueiru,
solanu,
bermeyu,
completu,
compautu,
xarelu,
alministrativu,
escandinavu,
escandalosu,
violentu,
analóxicu,
séptimu,
galbaneru, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Old borrowing from Spanish hermoso. Doublet of formosu. Attested once in the 17th century, but all attestations thereafter begin in the mid 19th century. See: Spanish Adjectives '
hermoso'.
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