quinteiro

Galician

Alternative forms

• quintairo

Etymology

From *quintãeiro, from Medieval Latin quintanarius, 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

Related terms

• Quintá
• Quintán
• Quintás
• Quintáns
• Quintela

Adjective

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

1. fifth

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “quinteiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “quinteyr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “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.