miradoiro

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese miradoiro. By surface analysis, mirar (“to watch”) +‎ -doiro, "place where". Compare Portuguese miradouro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miɾaˈðojɾo̝/

Noun

miradoiro m (plural miradoiros)

  1. lookout
  2. belvedere

References
  • “miradoiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “miradoiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “miradoiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “miradoiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From mirar +‎ -doiro.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ojɾo

Noun

miradoiro m

  1. lookout, vantage point (place or position, often a path, affording a good view)

Descendants
  • Galician: miradoiro
  • Portuguese: miradouro, miradoiro (older form)

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese miradoiro. By surface analysis, mirar +‎ -doiro. Compare Galician miradoiro.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ɾaˈdoj.ɾu/ [mi.ɾaˈdoɪ̯.ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ɾaˈdoj.ɾo/ [mi.ɾaˈdoɪ̯.ɾo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mi.ɾɐˈdoj.ɾu/ [mi.ɾɐˈðoj.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: mi‧ra‧doi‧ro

Noun

miradoiro m (plural miradoiros)

  1. Alternative form of miradouro
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