coveiro

Galician

Etymology

From cova (cave, grave) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔbejɾo/ [ˈkɔ.β̞ej.ɾʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔbejɾo

Noun

coveiro m (plural coveiros)

  1. gravedigger
  2. den

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From cova (grave) +‎ -eiro (-eer).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈve(j).ɾu/ [koˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈve(j).ɾo/ [koˈve(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɔ.vɐj.ɾɔ/, (some speakers) /kuˈvɐj.ɾu/

  • Rhymes: -ejɾu, -ɐjɾu
  • Hyphenation: co‧vei‧ro

Noun

coveiro m (plural coveiros, feminine coveira, feminine plural coveiras)

  1. gravedigger (a person employed to dig graves)