costeiro

Galician

Etymology 1

From *costanario, from Latin costa (rib; side). Cognate with Spanish costanero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kosˈtejɾo̝/

Adjective

costeiro (feminine costeira, masculine plural costeiros, feminine plural costeiras)

  1. slopy, sloping
Derived terms

Noun

costeiro m (plural costeiros)

  1. (construction) purlin
  2. shepherd boy

Etymology 2

costa (shore) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔsˈtejɾo̝/

Adjective

costeiro (feminine costeira, masculine plural costeiros, feminine plural costeiras)

  1. coastal
Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From costa +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kosˈte(j).ɾu/ [kosˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koʃˈte(j).ɾu/ [koʃˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kosˈte(j).ɾo/ [kosˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Rhymes: -ejɾu
  • Hyphenation: cos‧tei‧ro

Adjective

costeiro (feminine costeira, masculine plural costeiros, feminine plural costeiras)

  1. coastal