ferreiro
See also: Ferreiro
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ferreiro, from Latin ferrārius (“blacksmith”) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (“iron”). Equivalent to ferro + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈrejɾo/ [feˈrej.ɾʊ]
- Rhymes: -ejɾo
Noun
ferreiro m (plural ferreiros, feminine ferreira, feminine plural ferreiras)
- blacksmith (iron forger)
- En cas do ferreiro coitelo de pau. ― In the house of the smith, wooden knife. (proverb)
- blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
- Synonym: ferreiriño
- stingray
- Synonym: estinga
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ferreiro”, 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), “ferreiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ferreiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
- fereiro, fereyro, ferreyro
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ferrārius. By surface analysis, ferro + -eiro.
Noun
ferreiro m (plural ferreiros)
- blacksmith (person who forges iron)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fer+e[iyj?ro]”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ferre@ro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antônio Geraldo da Cunha (2020–2025) “ferreiro”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do Português Medieval (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ferreiro (compare Galician ferreiro), from Latin ferrārius (“blacksmith”) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (“iron”). By surface analysis, ferro + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [feˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [feˈχe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾo/ [feˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈʁɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈʁej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈʁej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈʁe.ɾu/
Audio (Brazil): (file) - Hyphenation: fer‧rei‧ro
Noun
ferreiro m (plural ferreiros, feminine ferreira, feminine plural ferreiras)
- blacksmith (iron forger)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Old Tupi: pereru