tinteiro

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From tinta +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tinˈtejɾʊ]

Noun

tinteiro m (plural tinteiros)

  1. inkwell; inkhorn
    • 1813, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Rogos de un escolar gallego:
      Sobre un tapiz dua mesa
      mais louro do que é o carbon
      hay procesos, e un tinteiro
      feito de corno de boy.
      Over the cloth of a table,
      blacker than coal,
      there are lawsuits and an inkwell
      made with ox horn
  2. (nautical) mast hole or support

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From tinta +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃĩˈte(j).ɾu/ [t͡ʃĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃĩˈte(j).ɾo/ [t͡ʃĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ejɾu, -eɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu

Noun

tinteiro m (plural tinteiros)

  1. inkwell, inkstand, inkhorn
  2. (computing) cartridge
    Synonym: cartucho

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Konkani: तिंतेर (tinter)

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