baleeiro
Galician
Etymology
From balea (“whale”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baleˈejɾo̝/, /baliˈejɾo̝/
Noun
baleeiro m (plural baleeiros)
- whaler (vessel or person)
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “baleeiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “baleeiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “baleeiro”, 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), “baleeiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.leˈe(j).ɾu/ [ba.leˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu], /ba.liˈe(j).ɾu/ [ba.lɪˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlje(j).ɾu/ [baˈlje(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.leˈe(j).ɾo/ [ba.leˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈljɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈljej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈljej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈlje.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: ba‧le‧ei‧ro
Noun
baleeiro m (plural baleeiros)
- whaler (vessel or person)
Adjective
baleeiro (feminine baleeira, masculine plural baleeiros, feminine plural baleeiras)
Further reading
- “baleeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025