gaiteiro

Galician

A gaiteiro. Cantigas de Santa Maria, 13th century

Etymology

From gaita +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡajˈtejɾo̝/

Noun

gaiteiro m (plural gaiteiros, feminine gaiteira, feminine plural gaiteiras)

1. (music) bagpiper (one who plays the bagpipes)
2. (insect) dragonfly

Derived terms

• a gaita para o gaiteiro (literally “[leave] the bagpipe for the piper”)

Adjective

gaiteiro (feminine gaiteira, masculine plural gaiteiros, feminine plural gaiteiras)

1. (derogatory) excessively enthusiastic or affectionate

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From gaita +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈtɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈte.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: gai‧tei‧ro

Noun

gaiteiro m (plural gaiteiros, feminine gaiteira, feminine plural gaiteiras)

1. (music) bagpiper (one who plays the bagpipes)
2. (music, South Brazil) accordionist (one who plays the accordion)

Related terms

• gaitista