arqueiro

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese arqueiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius (of bows), from Latin arcus (bow). Equivalent to arco +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

Noun

arqueiro m (plural arqueiros)

  1. archer; bowman
    Synonym: seteiro

References

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

    From Late Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius (of bows), from Latin arcus (bow). By surface analysis, arco +‎ -eiro.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aɾˈkejɾo/
    • Rhymes: -ejɾo
    • Hyphenation: ar‧quei‧ro

    Noun

    arqueiro m (plural arqueiros)

    1. archer; bowman

    Descendants

    • Galician: arqueiro
    • Portuguese: arqueiro

    See also

    References

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    From Old Galician-Portuguese arqueiro, from Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius (of bows), from Latin arcus (bow). By surface analysis, arco +‎ -eiro.

    Pronunciation

     
     

    • Hyphenation: ar‧quei‧ro

    Noun

    arqueiro m (plural arqueiros, feminine arqueira, feminine plural arqueiras)

    1. (military) archer; bowman (soldier armed with a bow)
      Synonyms: flecheiro, frecheiro, (all less common) seteiro
    2. (archery) archer (person who practices the sport of archery)
    3. (Brazil, soccer) goalkeeper (player who guards the goal)
      Synonyms: (Brazil, more common) goleiro, (Portugal) guarda-redes

    See also