ferreiro

See also: Ferreiro

Galician edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /feˈrejɾo̝/

Noun edit

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

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

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

“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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(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]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁe.ɾu/

Audio (BR) (file)
Hyphenation: fer‧rei‧ro

Noun edit

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

blacksmith (iron forger)

Coordinate terms edit

ourives, prateiro

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