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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Attested since 1457. From beber (“drink”) + -doiro. Cognate with Portuguese bebedouro.
Pronunciation
Noun
bebedoiro m (plural bebedoiros)
- waterer, fount
- drinking trough
- drinking vessel
1457, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 188:hua taça gradiça, con hun lión e hua vide arredor eno vayxo, e dourada envayxo e por lo bebedoiro, que pesa un marco e medio, menos media honça- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
- “bebedoiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “bebedoiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “bebedoiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “bebedoiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From beber + -doiro. Compare Galician bebedoiro.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: be‧be‧doi‧ro
Noun
bebedoiro m (plural bebedoiros)
- Alternative form of bebedouro