pedreira

See also: Pedreira

Galician

Etymology

From Pedra (“stone”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈðɾejɾa̝/

Noun

pedreira f (plural pedreiras)

1. quarry

   Synonym: canteira

2. rocky place

   Synonym: pedregal

3. (archaic) catapult
4. (fishing) sinker line of a net

   Synonym: chumbada

Derived terms

• Pedreira

Related terms

• pedra

References

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

Portuguese

pedreira

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈdɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [peˈdɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈdɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [peˈdɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈdɾe(j).ɾa/ [peˈdɾe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɾɐj.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɾɐj.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɾej.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɾej.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɾe.ɾɐ/ [pɨˈðɾe.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -ejrɐ, -ɐjɾɐ, -erɐ
• Hyphenation: pe‧drei‧ra

Etymology 1

From pedra (“stone”) +‎ -eira. Piecewise doublet of pedraria.

Noun

pedreira f (plural pedreiras)

1. quarry

   Synonym: canteira

Etymology 2

From pedreiro (“mason”) +‎ -a.

Noun

pedreira f (plural pedreiras)

1. female equivalent of pedreiro