cordeiro

See also: Cordeiro

Galician

Cordeiro

Etymology 1

From an older *cordeleiro ("string maker"), from cordel (“string”) + -eiro, influenced by the open stressed vowel in corda (“string”).

Alternative forms

• cordeeiro, cordieiro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔɾˈðejɾʊ]

Noun

cordeiro m (plural cordeiros)

1. ropemaker; rope dealer
2. tool for making ropes

Etymology 2

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese cordeyro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) from Vulgar Latin *cordārius, from the Latin expression agnus cordus ("late-born lamb"), from Latin chordus (“late-born”).

Cordeiro or año ("lamb")

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koɾˈðejɾʊ]

Noun

cordeiro m (plural cordeiros)

1. lamb

   Synonym: año

See also

• ovella

References

• “cordeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2012.
• “cordeyr” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2016.
• “cordieiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2016.
• “cordeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cordeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cordeiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cordeiro, from Vulgar Latin *cordārius, from Latin chordus (“late born”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /koʁˈde(j).ɾu/, [koɦˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /koʁˈde(j).ɾu/, [koɦˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • IPA^(key): (São Paulo) /koɾˈde(j).ɾu/, [koɾˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • IPA^(key): (Rio de Janeiro) /koʁˈde(j).ɾu/, [koʁˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]

 

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /kuɾˈdɐj.ɾu/, [kuɾˈðɐɪ̯.ɾu]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /kuɾˈdɐj.ɾu/, [kuɾˈðɐɪ̯.ɾu]
  • IPA^(key): (Central Portugal) /kuɾˈdej.ɾu/, [kuɾˈðeɪ̯.ɾu]

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɻ.ˈde(j).ɾo/
• Homophone: Cordeiro
• Hyphenation: cor‧dei‧ro

Noun

cordeiro m (plural cordeiros, feminine cordeira, feminine plural cordeiras)

1. lamb (young sheep)

Related terms

• ovelha, carneiro