arqueiro
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese arqueiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius (“of bows”), from Latin arcus (“bow”). Equivalent to arco + -eiro.
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Noun edit
arqueiro m (plural arqueiros)
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References edit
- “arqueiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “arqueiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “arqueiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “arqueiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin arcārius, alteration of arcuārius (“of bows”), from Latin arcus (“bow”).
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Noun edit
arqueiro m (plural arqueiros, feminine arqueira, feminine plural arqueiras)
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese arqueiro, from Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius (“of bows”), from Latin arcus (“bow”). By surface analysis, arco + -eiro.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ar‧quei‧ro
Noun edit
arqueiro m (plural arqueiros, feminine arqueira, feminine plural arqueiras)
- (military) archer; bowman (soldier armed with a bow)
- (archery) archer (person who practices the sport of archery)
- (Brazil, soccer) goalkeeper (player who guards the goal)
- Synonyms: (Brazil, more common) goleiro, (Portugal) guarda-redes