estantiga

Galician

The Estantiga (graffiti in Pontevedra)

Etymology

From hoste (“army”) +‎ antiga (“ancient, old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [estanˈtiɣɐ]

Noun

estantiga f (plural estantigas)

1. (mythology, folklore) the procession of the death (a Christianized form of the Wild Hunt)

   Synonyms: compaña, hostea, santa compaña

   • 1746, Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio de 24 gallegos rústicos, page 106:

     Non viche Maruxa, nas noites do inverno, andar a estantiga polos matorreiros, a estantiga digo, que chaman os vellos hostea ou compaña que a todos fai medo

     Haven't you see, Maruxa, in the winter nights, the Estantiga passing by the woods? the Estantiga, I say, that the old ones call the Host or Company, that scares everyone

2. apparition, phantom

Related terms

• estadea

References

• “estantiga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “estantiga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “estantiga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.