goteira
Galician
Etymology
From gota (“drop”) + -eira. Comparte Portuguese goteira, Spanish gotera, English gutter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoˈtejɾa̝/
Noun
goteira f (plural goteiras)
Related terms
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “goteyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “goteira”, 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), “goteira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “goteira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- gotteira (pre-reform spelling)
Etymology
From gota + -eira. Compare French gouttière.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡoˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [ɡoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡoˈte(j).ɾa/ [ɡoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡuˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡuˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡuˈtej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡuˈte.ɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: go‧tei‧ra
Noun
goteira f (plural goteiras)
- gutter
- accidental hole in a ceiling whereby drips of water fall into the ground or floor
- 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Inverno [Winter]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, pages 101-102:
- As gotteiras pingavam, os chocalhos das vaccas tiniam, os sapos cantavam.
- The leaks dripped, the cows' bells jingled, and the frogs croaked.
- (dentistry) nightguard
Further reading
- “goteira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025