porteiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese porteiro, porteyro, from Late Latin portārius, from Latin porta. Corresponds to porta +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔɾˈtejɾʊ], [poɾˈtejɾʊ]

Noun

porteiro m or f (plural porteiros, feminine porteira, feminine plural porteiras)

1. gatekeeper
2. doorman
3. concierge
4. goalkeeper, goalie

   Synonym: gardameta

Derived terms

• Porteiro

Related terms

• porta

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “porteiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “porteiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “porteiro”, 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), “porteiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “porteiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• porteyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese porteiro, porteyro, from Late Latin portārius, from Latin porta. By surface analysis, porta +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈte(j).ɾu/ [pohˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈte(j).ɾu/ [pohˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾˈte(j).ɾu/ [poɾˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁˈte(j).ɾu/ [poχˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻˈte(j).ɾo/ [poɻˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈtɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈte.ɾu/

Noun

porteiro m (plural porteiros, feminine porteira, feminine plural porteiras)

1. doorman, gatekeeper, concierge
2. porter

Synonyms

• guarda-portão

Related terms

• porta