celeiro

Galician

An horreo built over a celeiro

Alternative forms

  • cileiro, zoleiro, zuleiro

Etymology

12th century. From Old Galician and Old Portuguese celeiro, from Late Latin cellārium; from Latin cella. Cognate with Portuguese celeiro, Spanish cillero and English cellar.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeˈlejɾo̝/, (western) /seˈlejɾo̝/

Noun

celeiro m (plural celeiros)

  1. barn
    Synonyms: belairo, palleiro
  2. cellar, pantry, storeroom (for food, wine)
    Synonyms: adega, despensa
  3. lumber room
    Synonym: rocho
  4. granary
    Bacoriño en celeiro non quere compañeiro.
    The piglet at the granary wants no companion.
    (proverb)
    Synonyms: cabaceiro, hórreo, combarro
  5. silo, bin or deposit for storing grain
    Synonyms: hucha, tulla

Derived terms

  • Celeiro
  • Celeiró
  • Celeirón
  • Celeiros

References

  • celeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • celeiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • celeyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • celeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • celeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • celeiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. celda.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese celeyro, from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.ˈlɐj.ɾu/, /sɨ.ˈlej.ɾu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ˈle(j).ɾu/
  • Hyphenation: ce‧lei‧ro

Noun

celeiro m (plural celeiros)

  1. barn
  2. granary
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