ferreiro

See also: Ferreiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese ferreiro, from Latin ferrārius (blacksmith) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (iron). Equivalent to ferro + -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feˈrejɾo̝/

Noun

ferreiro m (plural ferreiros)

  1. blacksmith (iron forger)
    En cas do ferreiro coitelo de pau.In the house of the smith, wooden knife.
    (proverb)
  2. blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
    Synonym: ferreiriño
  3. stingray
    Synonym: estinga

Derived terms

  • Ferreiro
  • Ferreiros
  • Ferreirós
  • Ferreirous
  • Vilaferreiros
  • Vilar de Ferreiros

References

  • ferreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • ferreyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • ferreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • ferreiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • ferreiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ferreiro (compare Galician ferreiro), from Latin ferrārius (blacksmith) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (iron). Equivalent to ferro + -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.ˈhe(j).ɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨ.ˈʁɐj.ɾu/
  • (file)

Noun

ferreiro m (plural ferreiros, feminine ferreira, feminine plural ferreiras)

  1. blacksmith (iron forger)

Coordinate terms

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