cordeiro

See also: Cordeiro

Galician

Cordeiro

Etymology 1

From an older *cordeleiro ("string maker"), from cordel (“string”) + -eiro, influenced by the open stressed vowel in corda (“string”).

Alternative forms

• cordeeiro, cordieiro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔɾˈðejɾʊ]

Noun

cordeiro m (plural cordeiros)

1. ropemaker; rope dealer
2. tool for making ropes

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese cordeyro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) from Vulgar Latin *cordārium, from the Latin expression agnus cordus ("late-born lamb"), from Latin chordus (“late-born”).

Cordeiro or año ("lamb")

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koɾˈðejɾʊ]

Noun

cordeiro m (plural cordeiros)

1. lamb

   Synonym: año

See also

• ovella

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cordeiro, from Vulgar Latin *cordārium, from the Latin agnus cordus (“late-born lamb”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁˈde(j).ɾu/ [koɦˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁˈde(j).ɾu/ [koɦˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koɾˈde(j).ɾu/ [koɾˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʁˈde(j).ɾu/ [koʁˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɻˈde(j).ɾo/ [koɻˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈdɐj.ɾu/ [kuɾˈðɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈdɐj.ɾu/ [kuɾˈðɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈdej.ɾu/ [kuɾˈðej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈdej.ɾu/ [kuɾˈðej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈde.ɾu/ [kuɾˈðe.ɾu]

• Homophone: Cordeiro
• Hyphenation: cor‧dei‧ro

Noun

cordeiro m (plural cordeiros, feminine cordeira, feminine plural cordeiras)

1. lamb (young sheep)

   Synonym: anho

Related terms

• ovelha, carneiro