ladeira

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *ladeyra: lado +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈdejɾa/ [laˈð̞ej.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ejɾa
  • Hyphenation: la‧dei‧ra

Noun

ladeira f (plural ladeiras)

  1. slope, hillside
    Synonyms: aba, costa, faldra
  2. flank of an object
  3. (now rare) beach
    Synonyms: praia, areal

Derived terms

  • Ladeira

References

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • ladeyra

Etymology

    From lado +‎ -eira.

    Noun

    ladeira f (plural ladeiras)

    1. slope (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward)

    Descendants

    • Fala: ladeira
    • Galician: ladeira
    • Portuguese: ladeira

    References

    Portuguese

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ladeira, from lado. Cognate with Galician ladeira and Spanish ladera.

      Pronunciation

       
      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [laˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
        • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈde(j).ɾa/ [laˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]
       
      • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
        • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
        • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
        • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

      • Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, -eɾɐ, -ɐjɾɐ
      • Hyphenation: la‧dei‧ra

      Noun

      ladeira f (plural ladeiras)

      1. a steep street
        Se eu tropeço, saio rolando ladeira abaixo!
        If I trip, I’ll tumble all the way down the street!
        • 1977, “Chuva, Suor e Cerveja [Rain, Sweat and Beer]”, in Muitos Carnavais, performed by Caetano Veloso, Philips:
          Não saia do meu lado / Segure o meu pierrô molhado / E vamos embolar ladeira abaixo / Acho que a chuva ajuda a gente a se ver
          Don’t leave my side / Hold onto my wet clown costume / And let’s tumble down the street / I think the rain helps us see one another
      2. a slope (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward)
        Synonym: declive

      Adjective

      ladeira f sg

      1. feminine singular of ladeiro

      Further reading