gobierno
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish gobierno.
Noun
gobierno
- government
Related terms
- gobernador
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
From Spanish gobierno.
Noun
gobierno
- government.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoˈbjeɾno/ [ɡoˈβ̞jeɾ.no]
- Rhymes: -eɾno
- Syllabification: go‧bier‧no
Etymology 1
From Old Spanish gouierno, gouernio, from gouernar, gobernar (“to govern”) (compare Catalan govern, Galician goberno, Italian governo and Portuguese governo). Synchronically from gobernar (“to govern”). Cf. also Late Latin gubernus, gubernius[1].
Noun
gobierno m (plural gobiernos)
- government
- Synonym: (rare) gobernamiento
Derived terms
- autogobierno
Related terms
- gobernar
Descendants
- Chavacano: gobierno
- → Basque: gobernu
- → Cebuano: gobyerno, goberno
- → Chamorro: gobietno
- → Tagalog: gobyerno
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gobierno
- first-person singular present indicative of gobernar
Further reading
- “gobierno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014