baleeiro

Galician

Etymology

From balea (“whale”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baleˈejɾo̝/, /baliˈejɾo̝/

Noun

baleeiro m (plural baleeiros)

1. whaler (vessel or person)

References

• Ernesto 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: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “baleeiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “baleeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “baleeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From baleia +‎ -eiro.

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]

• (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/

• (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)

1. whaler (vessel or person)