quinteiro

Galician

Alternative forms
  • quintairo

Etymology

From *quintãeiro, from Medieval Latin quintanarius,[1] from quintana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kinˈtejɾo̝/

Noun

quinteiro m (plural quinteiros)

  1. square, plaza (in a hamlet)
    Synonyms: alcouce, rueiro
  2. group of houses belonging to a larger village or hamlet
    Synonyms: barrio, casarío, rueiro
  3. patio or yard around a farmhouse with its dependencies
    Synonyms: curral, eido
    • 1299, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada: Edicións do Castro, page 432:
      o sesego das cassas et do quinteyro donde morou dona Marina
      the plot of the houses and of the yard where Dona Mariña dwelt

Derived terms
  • Quinteiro
  • Quinteiros
  • Quintá
  • Quintán
  • Quintás
  • Quintáns
  • Quintela

Adjective

quinteiro (feminine quinteira, masculine plural quinteiros, feminine plural quinteiras)

  1. fifth

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