peltre

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛltɾe/ [ˈpɛl̪.t̪ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɛltɾe

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peltre (attested since the 15th century), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *piltrum, of uncertain ultimate origin.

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. pewter

Etymology 2

From Latin *pellitor, from pello (“push”).

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. large oar used as a rudder in smaller boats

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛw.tɾi/ [ˈpɛʊ̯.tɾi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛw.tɾi/ [ˈpɛʊ̯.tɾi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛw.tɾe/ [ˈpɛʊ̯.tɾe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛl.tɾɨ/ [ˈpɛɫ.tɾɨ]

• Hyphenation: pel‧tre

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. pewter (alloy of tin, copper and antimony)

Spanish

Etymology

From either Catalan or Occitan peltre, from Vulgar Latin *piltrum, of uncertain ultimate origin. Compare Portuguese peltre.

Noun

peltre m (plural peltres)

1. pewter (tin alloy)

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “peltre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 467

Further reading

• “peltre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014