See also: estribó

Galician

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Etymology

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Unknown; probably from a Germanic language.[1] Cognate with Spanish and Portuguese estribo, Catalan estrep, Occitan estreup, French étrier.

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Noun

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estribo m (plural estribos)

  1. stirrup
    Synonym: estribeira
  2. (anatomy) stirrup bone, stapes
  3. (nautical) thole
    Synonym: tolete
  4. prop

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “estribo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Compare Spanish estribo.

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Noun

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estribo m (plural estribos)

  1. stirrup
  2. (anatomy) stapes
    Synonym: (dated) estapédio
    Hypernyms: ossículo, osso
    Coordinate terms: bigorna, martelo

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˈtɾibo/ [esˈt̪ɾi.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: es‧tri‧bo

Etymology 1

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Uncertain; probably from a Germanic language.[1] Cognate with Portuguese estribo, Catalan estrep, Occitan estreup, and French étrier.

Noun

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estribo m (plural estribos)

  1. (equestrianism) stirrup
    Synonym: estafa
  2. (anatomy) stapes (bone in the middle ear)
  3. (geography) spur
    Synonym: espolón
  4. footrest
    Synonyms: reposapiés, apoyapiés
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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estribo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estribar

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “estribo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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