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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ferreiro, from Latin ferrārius (“blacksmith”) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (“iron”). Equivalent to ferro + -eiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
ferreiro m (plural ferreiros, feminine ferreira, feminine plural ferreiras)
- blacksmith (iron forger)
- En cas do ferreiro coitelo de pau. ― In the house of the smith, wooden knife. (proverb)
- blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
- Synonym: ferreiriño
- stingray
- Synonym: estinga
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References
- “ferreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “ferreyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “ferreiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “ferreiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “ferreiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ferreiro (compare Galician ferreiro), from Latin ferrārius (“blacksmith”) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (“iron”). By surface analysis, ferro + -eiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
ferreiro m (plural ferreiros, feminine ferreira, feminine plural ferreiras)
- blacksmith (iron forger)
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