fieira

Galician

Fieiras made the lateral wooden walls of this Galician hórreo

Etymology

From fío +‎ -eira. Cognate with Portuguese fieira. Compare Spanish hilera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fiˈejɾɐ]

Noun

fieira f (plural fieiras)

1. fishing line

   Synonyms: liña, sedela, tanza

2. batten, strip of wood
3. (textiles) warp thread

   Synonyms: fiameira, lizo

Related terms

• fía
• fieiro
• fío

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fieira”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fieira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fieira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fieira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From fio +‎ -eira. Cognate with Galician fieira. Compare Spanish hilera.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [fɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfje(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈfje(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [fɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfje(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈfje(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈe(j).ɾa/ [fɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfje(j).ɾa/ [ˈfje(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfjɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfjɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfjej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfjej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfje.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: fi‧ei‧ra

Noun

fieira f (plural fieiras)

1. steel piece used to stretch metal, converting it into threads
2. (figuratively) examination, test

   Synonyms: exame, prova

3. experience

   Synonyms: experiência, prova

4. row (of people, animals or objects)

   Synonyms: fila, fileira, renque

5. (geology, mining) vein (thin deposit of a mineral or metal)

   Synonyms: filão, veeiro, veio

6. a string used to spin a spinning top

   Synonyms: baraça, trena

7. hole through which spiders and silkworms expel the sap with which they produce webs and cocoons
8. fishhook line
9. metal plate used to regulate the dimensions of stearin candles