dianteira

Galician

Alternative forms

• deanteira

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese deanteira (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from dianteiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dianˈtejɾɐ]

Adjective

dianteira

1. feminine singular of dianteiro

   Antonym: traseira

Noun

dianteira m (plural dianteiras)

1. front

   Synonym: frente

2. vanguard

   Synonym: vangarda

3. (figuratively) breasts

References

• “deanteyra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “deanteyr” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “dianteira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “dianteira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “dianteira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From diante +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [d͡ʒɪ.ɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [d͡ʒɪ.ɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾa/ [d͡ʒɪ.ɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾa/ [d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /djɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /djɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /djɐ̃ˈtej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /djɐ̃ˈtej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /djɐ̃ˈte.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: di‧an‧tei‧ra

Noun

dianteira f (plural dianteiras)

1. front
2. (figuratively) leading edge, cutting edge