ferreiro

See also: Ferreiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferreiro, from Latin ferrārius (blacksmith) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (iron). Equivalent to ferro + -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feˈrejɾo̝/

Noun

ferreiro m (plural ferreiros, feminine ferreira, feminine plural ferreiras)

  1. blacksmith (iron forger)
    En cas do ferreiro coitelo de pau.In the house of the smith, wooden knife. (proverb)
  2. blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
    Synonym: ferreiriño
  3. stingray
    Synonym: estinga

Derived terms

References

  • ferreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • ferreyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • ferreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • ferreiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • ferreiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferreiro (compare Galician ferreiro), from Latin ferrārius (blacksmith) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (iron). By surface analysis, ferro + -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [feˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [feˈχe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾo/ [feˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

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  • Hyphenation: fer‧rei‧ro

Noun

ferreiro m (plural ferreiros, feminine ferreira, feminine plural ferreiras)

  1. blacksmith (iron forger)

Coordinate terms

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