coveiro
Galician
Etymology
From cova (“cave, grave”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔbejɾo/ [ˈkɔ.β̞ej.ɾʊ]
- Rhymes: -ɔbejɾo
Noun
coveiro m (plural coveiros)
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “coveiro”, 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), “coveiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
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/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɔ.bej.ɾɔ/ [kɔ.βej.ɾɔ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /kɔ.vej.ɾɔ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɔ.ve.ɾɔ/
- Rhymes: -ejɾu, -ɐjɾu
- Hyphenation: co‧vei‧ro
Noun
coveiro m (plural coveiros, feminine coveira, feminine plural coveiras)
- gravedigger (a person employed to dig graves)