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pedra

See also: pedrá, peðra, and Pedra

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

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Noun edit

pedra f (plural pedres)

  1. stone
  2. (medicine) stone, calculus
    Synonym: càlcul
  3. hailstone
    Synonyms: calamarsa, granís

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Fala edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra). Compare Galician and Portuguese pedra.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pedra f (plural pedras)

  1. (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) stone, rock

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References edit

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra). Compare Fala and Portuguese pedra.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛdɾa/ [ˈpɛ.ð̞ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛdɾa
  • Hyphenation: pe‧dra

Noun edit

pedra f (plural pedras)

  1. stone (as a material)
  2. stone, rock
    Synonyms: roca, rocha
  3. hailstone
    Synonym: pedrazo
  4. (medicine) deposit, calculus, stone
    Synonym: cálculo
  5. (dentistry) tartar
    Synonym: sarrio

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Further reading edit

References edit

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

Guinea-Bissau Creole edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese pedra. Cognate with Kabuverdianu pédra.

Noun edit

pedra

  1. stone

Leonese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun edit

pedra f (plural pedras)

  1. stone

References edit

Old Galician-Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pedra f

  1. rock, stone
    • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 294 (facsimile):
      Como hũa moller q̇ iogaua os dados en pulla lançou hũa pedra aa omagen de ſ[ant]a mari[a] por q̇ perdera ⁊ parou un angeo de pedra que y eſtava a mão ⁊ reçibiu o colpe.
      How a woman who was playing dice in Apulia threw a stone at the statue of Holy Mary because she had lost, and an angel of stone which was there reached out its hand and received the blow.
  2. (figurative) penis

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Descendants edit

  • Fala: pedra, peira
  • Galician: pedra
  • Portuguese: pedra (see there for further descendants)

Further reading edit

Portuguese edit

 
pedras

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra). Cognate with Fala and Galician pedra.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: pe‧dra

Noun edit

pedra f (plural pedras)

  1. stone (as a material)
  2. stone, rock
    Synonym: rocha
  3. hailstone
  4. (medicine) deposit, calculus, stone
    Synonym: cálculo
  5. (dentistry) tartar
  6. (slang) crack cocaine

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Sardinian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun edit

pedra f (plural pedras)

  1. stone
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