Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
moreira. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
moreira, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
moreira in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
moreira you have here. The definition of the word
moreira will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
moreira, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Galician
Etymology
A derivative, with the suffix -eira, from Latin mōrum (“mulberry”), from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈɾejɾa̝/, /mɔˈɾejɾa̝/
Noun
moreira f (plural moreiras)
- mulberry tree
References
- Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “moreira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “moreira”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “moreira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “moreira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “moreira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.