Old Portuguese

Noun

judeu m ‎(plural judeus, feminine judea, feminine plural judeas, diminutive judeucinno)

1. Jew
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 4 (facsimile):

     Eſta e como Santa maria guardou ao fillo do judeu que non ardeſſe que ſeu padre deitara no forno.

     This one is (about) how Holy Mary protected from being burnt the son of the Jew whose father had lain him in the furnace.

Descendants

• Galician: xudeu
• Portuguese: judeu

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese judeu ‎(“Jew”), from Latin iūdaeus ‎(“Jew; Judaean”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος ‎(Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יהודי ‎(Yehudi).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.ˈdew/
• Hyphenation: ju‧deu

Noun

judeu m (plural judeus, feminine judia, feminine plural judias)

1. Jew, Jewish person

Adjective

judeu ‎(feminine singular judia, masculine plural judeus, feminine plural judias, comparable)

1. Jewish