estribo

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See also: estribó

Galician

Etymology

Unknown; probably from a Germanic language.[1] Cognate with Spanish and Portuguese estribo, Catalan estrep, Occitan estreup, French étrier.

Pronunciation

Noun

estribo m (plural estribos)

  1. stirrup
    Synonym: estribeira
  2. (anatomy) stirrup bone, stapes
  3. (nautical) thole
    Synonym: tolete
  4. prop

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “estribo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Etymology

Compare Spanish estribo.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

estribo m (plural estribos)

  1. stirrup
  2. (anatomy) stapes
    Synonym: (dated) estapédio
    Hypernyms: ossículo, osso
    Coordinate terms: bigorna, martelo

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtɾibo/
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: es‧tri‧bo

Etymology 1

Uncertain; probably from a Germanic language.[1] Cognate with Portuguese estribo, Catalan estrep, Occitan estreup, and French étrier.

Noun

estribo m (plural estribos)

  1. (equestrianism) stirrup
    Synonym: estafa
  2. (anatomy) stapes (bone in the middle ear)
  3. (geography) spur
    Synonym: espolón
  4. footrest
    Synonyms: reposapiés, apoyapiés
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

estribo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estribar

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “estribo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading