terreiro
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Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese terreiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin terrārius, from Latin terra: terra (“earth; country”) -eiro.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]terreiro m (plural terreiros)
- unpaved square, generally facing a public building, where people congregates for announcements and regular markets
- 1875, Valentín Lamas, Espiñas:
- Botan foguetes,
toca o gaiteiro,
As xentes bailan xa
no turreiro:
¡Mirai que gracia
ten a Sabela!
Fai unhos puntos
qu'é groria vé-la- They fire rockets,
the bagpiper is playing,
people are dancing now
at the square:
"Watch Sabela,
so charming!
She makes such moves
that it is marvel!"
- They fire rockets,
- unpaved area
- (archaic) bailiff
- Synonym: bailío
Adjective
[edit]terreiro (feminine terreira, masculine plural terreiros, feminine plural terreiras)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “terreiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “terreiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “terreyro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “terreiro”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “turreiro”, 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), “terreiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “terreiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese terreiro, from Late Latin terrārius, from Latin terra. By surface analysis, terra -eiro.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]terreiro m (plural terreiros)
- unpaved square, generally facing a public building, where people congregates for announcements and regular markets
- a religious space in various Afro-Brazilian religions
- area without vegetation surrounding a house, normally in the countryside
Related terms
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- Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Galician terms inherited from Late Latin
- Galician terms derived from Late Latin
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician terms suffixed with -eiro
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Galician/ejɾo
- Rhymes:Galician/ejɾo/3 syllables
- Galician lemmas
- Galician nouns
- Galician countable nouns
- Galician masculine nouns
- Galician terms with quotations
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Late Latin
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- Portuguese terms suffixed with -eiro
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ejɾu
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ejɾu/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐjɾu
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- Portuguese lemmas
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