vieira
See also: Vieira
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese *vẽeyra, from Medieval Latin conchula veneria ("shell of Venus"), from Latin Venus. Cognate with Portuguese vieira and Spanish venera.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vieira f (plural vieiras)
- great scallop, St James shell (Pecten Maximus)
- 1746, Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio de 24 gallegos rústicos:
- O noso patrón, santiño ben feito, da barba dourada, que está no seu eido sentado e vestido cal fora romeiro, con súa escraviña e co seu chapeo que ten muitas conchas só do mar do reino, conchiñas vieiras abondo e a desexo
- Our patron, such a handsomely built saint, with his golden beard, who sits in his place dressed as a pilgrim, with his cape and his hat which have many shell, but just from the sea of the kingdom [of Galicia], scallop shells enough and as many as you would like
Derived terms edit
- Vieira (a surname)
Descendants edit
- → Spanish: vieira
Further reading edit
- “vieira” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “vieira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “vieira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “vieira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vẽeira, from Medieval Latin veneria,[1][2] from Latin Venus. Doublet of venera. Cognate with Galician vieira and Spanish venera.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vieira f (plural vieiras)
- scallop (mollusc of the family Pectinidae)
References edit
- ^ “vieira” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “vieira” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Galician vieira, from Medieval Latin conchula veneria, from Latin Venus. Doublet of venera.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vieira f (plural vieiras)
- scallop
- scallop shell
- Synonyms: venera, concha de peregrino
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “vieira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014