albentestate

== Asturian == === Alternative forms === al ventestate (obsolete) albentestante, abentestate (dialectal) === Etymology === Perhaps from Latin ab intestato, likely influenced by Arabic loanwords starting with al- or a misinterpretation of the term as al "bentestate", as seen also by the obsolete orthographical variant, where the v may come from association with vientu (“wind”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /albentesˈtate/ [al.β̞ẽn̪.t̪es̪ˈt̪a.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: al‧ben‧tes‧ta‧te === Adverb === albentestate out in the open, outdoors Synonyms: al rasu, al tempestate Antonym: atecháu unprotected Synonym: desprotexíu Antonym: protexíu abandoned, without support === References === García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “albentestate”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “albentestate”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN