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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ovelleiro. By surface analysis, ovella + -eiro. Compare Portuguese ovelheiro, Spanish ovejero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obeˈɟejɾo/
- Rhymes: -ejɾo
- Syllabification: o‧ve‧llei‧ro
Noun
ovelleiro m (plural ovelleiros, feminine ovelleira, feminine plural ovelleiras)
- shepherd
Adjective
ovelleiro (feminine ovelleira, masculine plural ovelleiros, feminine plural ovelleiras)
- related to sheep
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ovelleiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “o.elle.ro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ovelleiro”, 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), “ovelleiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ovelleiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- “ovelleiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024