coveiro

Galician

Etymology

From cova (“cave, grave”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔˈβejɾʊ]

Noun

coveiro m (plural coveiros)

1. gravedigger
2. den

Related terms

• cova

References

• “coveiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “coveiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From cova (“grave”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈve(j).ɾu/ [koˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈve(j).ɾu/ [koˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈve(j).ɾo/ [koˈve(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔˈvɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔˈvɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔˈbej.ɾu/ [kɔˈβej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔˈvej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔˈve.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ejɾu
• Hyphenation: co‧vei‧ro

Noun

coveiro m (plural coveiros, feminine coveira, feminine plural coveiras)

1. gravedigger (a person employed to dig graves)