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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From *quintãeiro, from Medieval Latin quintanarius, from quintana.
Pronunciation
Noun
quinteiro m (plural quinteiros)
- square, plaza (in a hamlet)
- Synonyms: alcouce, rueiro
- group of houses belonging to a larger village or hamlet
- Synonyms: barrio, casarío, rueiro
- patio or yard around a farmhouse with its dependencies
- Synonyms: curral, eido
1299, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada: Edicións do Castro, page 432:o sesego das cassas et do quinteyro donde morou dona Marina- the plot of the houses and of the yard where Dona Mariña dwelt
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Adjective
quinteiro (feminine quinteira, masculine plural quinteiros, feminine plural quinteiras)
- fifth
References
- “quinteiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “quinteyr” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “quinteiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “quinteiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “quinteiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.