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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese monteyro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from monte (“wilderness”) + -eiro. Compare Portuguese monteiro and Spanish montero.
Pronunciation
Noun
monteiro m (plural monteiros)
- (dated) hunter, huntsman
- 1412, epitaph of Xoán Feixoo:
- Aqui jaz Jan Feyjoo escudeyro, bon fidalgo e verdadeyro gran caçador e monteyro
- Here lies Xoán Feixoo, squire, good nobleman and a true great hunter and hunstman
Derived terms
Adjective
monteiro (feminine monteira, masculine plural monteiros, feminine plural monteiras)
- wild; that lives in the wild
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “monteyro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “monteyro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “monteiro”, 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), “monteiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
From monte + -eiro.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
monteiro m (plural monteiros, feminine monteira, feminine plural monteiras)
- gamekeeper
- Synonym: couteiro
- someone who hunts in mountainous areas
Derived terms
References