adegueiro

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. From adega +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aðeˈɣejɾʊ]

Noun

adegueiro m (plural adegueiros)

1. winemaker
2. (historical) wine cellar or winery keeper
   • 1287, E. Portela Silva, editor, La región del obispado de Tuy en los siglos XII a XV. Una sociedad en expansión y en la crisis, Santiago: Tip. El Eco Franciscano, page 368:

     Affonso fernan maestre doobra. frey duran adegueyro. ffrey fernan forneyro. ffrey Martino staleyro

     Afonso Fernán, master builder; brother Durán, keeper of the winery; brother Fernán, baker; brother Martiño, keeper of the stable

Related terms

• adega

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “adegueyro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “adegueiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “adegueiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.