ferreiro

See also: Ferreiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferreiro, from Latin ferrārius (“blacksmith”) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (“iron”). Equivalent to ferro +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈrejɾo̝/

Noun

ferreiro m (plural ferreiros, feminine ferreira, feminine plural ferreiras)

1. blacksmith (iron forger)

   En cas do ferreiro coitelo de pau. ― In the house of the smith, wooden knife. (proverb)

2. blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

   Synonym: ferreiriño

3. stingray

   Synonym: estinga

Derived terms

• Ferreiro
• Ferreiros
• Ferreirós
• Ferreirous
• Vilaferreiros
• Vilar de Ferreiros

Related terms

• ferrador
• ferraría
• ferro

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ferreiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ferreyro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ferreiro”, 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), “ferreiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ferreiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferreiro (compare Galician ferreiro), from Latin ferrārius (“blacksmith”) (compare Spanish herrero), from ferrum (“iron”). By surface analysis, ferro +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [feˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [feˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾu/ [feˈχe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾo/ [feˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁe.ɾu/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: fer‧rei‧ro

Noun

ferreiro m (plural ferreiros, feminine ferreira, feminine plural ferreiras)

1. blacksmith (iron forger)

Coordinate terms

• ourives, prateiro

Related terms

• ferrado
• ferrador
• ferradura
• ferrageiro
• ferragem
• ferragista
• ferramenta
• ferramenteiro
• ferrar
• ferraria
• férreo
• ferro
• ferro-velho
• ferrugem