fronteira

See also: Fronteira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

fronteyra (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fronteira. By surface analysis, fronte +‎ -eira. Compare Galician fronteira, Mirandese frunteira, Spanish and Catalan frontera, French frontière, Italian frontiera. Piecewise doublet of frontaria.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [fɾõˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈte(j).ɾa/ [fɾõˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈte.ɾɐ/

Audio (Portugal): (file)
Homophone: Fronteira
Hyphenation: fron‧tei‧ra

Noun

fronteira f (plural fronteiras)

border (a line or frontier area separating regions)
the region near a border
(figuratively) separation
(figuratively) limit; boundary

Synonyms

(border): limite, divisa, estremadura
(region near the border): confim, estremadura
(separation): separação, divisão
(limit): limite, máximo

Derived terms

fronteira agrícola
fronteira artificial
fronteira linguística
fronteira termodinâmica
fronteira viva

Related terms

Adjective

fronteira

feminine singular of fronteiro