pedra

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See also: pedrá, peðra, and Pedra

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation

Noun

pedra f (plural pedres)

  1. stone
  2. (medicine) stone, calculus
    Synonym: càlcul
  3. hailstone
    Synonyms: calamarsa, granís

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Fala

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra). Compare Galician and Portuguese pedra.

Pronunciation

Noun

pedra f (plural pedras)

  1. (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) stone, rock

Derived terms

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra). Compare Fala and Portuguese pedra.

Pronunciation

Noun

pedra f (plural pedras)

  1. stone (as a material)
  2. stone, rock
    Synonyms: roca, rocha
  3. hailstone
    Synonym: pedrazo
  4. (medicine) deposit, calculus, stone
    Synonym: cálculo
  5. (dentistry) tartar
    Synonym: sarrio

Derived terms

Further reading

References

  • “pedra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “pedra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “pedra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “pedra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “pedra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese pedra. Cognate with Kabuverdianu pédra.

Noun

pedra

  1. stone

Leonese

Etymology

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun

pedra f (plural pedras)

  1. stone

References

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation

Noun

pedra f

  1. rock, stone
    • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 294 (facsimile):
      Como hũa moller q̇ iogaua os dados en pulla lançou hũa pedra aa omagen de ſa mari por q̇ perdera ⁊ parou un angeo de pedra que y eſtava a mão ⁊ reçibiu o colpe.
      How a woman who was playing dice in Apulia threw a stone at the statue of Holy Mary because she had lost, and an angel of stone which was there reached out its hand and received the blow.
  2. (figurative) penis

Related terms

Descendants

  • Fala: pedra, peira
  • Galician: pedra
  • Portuguese: pedra (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Portuguese

pedras

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra). Cognate with Fala and Galician pedra.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pe‧dra

Noun

pedra f (plural pedras)

  1. stone (as a material)
  2. stone, rock
    Synonym: rocha
  3. hailstone
  4. (medicine) deposit, calculus, stone
    Synonym: cálculo
  5. (dentistry) tartar
  6. (slang) crack cocaine

Derived terms

Descendants

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun

pedra f (plural pedras)

  1. stone
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