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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)
- stirrup
- Synonym: estribeira
- (anatomy) stirrup bone, stapes
- (nautical) thole
- Synonym: tolete
- prop
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “estribeyra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “estribeyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “estribo”, 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), “estribo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “estribo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Compare Spanish estribo.
Pronunciation
Noun
estribo m (plural estribos)
- stirrup
- (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)
- (equestrianism) stirrup
- Synonym: estafa
- (anatomy) stapes (bone in the middle ear)
- (geography) spur
- Synonym: espolón
- footrest
- Synonyms: reposapiés, apoyapiés
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
estribo
- first-person singular present indicative of estribar
References
Further reading