espadeiro

Galician

espadeiro grapes

Etymology

Attested since circa 1295 (espadeyro). From espada (“sword”) +‎ -eiro, and Late Latin spatharius (“bodyguard”), from Latin spatha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [espaˈðejɾʊ]

Noun

espadeiro m (plural espadeiros)

1. (historical) king's bodyguard, spatharius
   • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 900:

     auya hũ home boo ẽnas Asturas et auia nume don Payo, et ffora espadeyro del rrey Rrodrigo

     there was a good man in Asturias, whose name was Pelagius, who had been bodyguard of king Roderic

2. swordmaker
   • 1488, M. Sánchez Carrera, editor, El Bajo Miño en el siglo XV, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 353:

     G(om)es A(lvar)es sarraleyro e Pero Fernandes espadeyro vesinnos da dita cidade

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. local variety of black grape
4. fishing boat specialized in the capture of swordfish

Related terms

• espada

References

• “espadeyro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “espadeyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “espadeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “espadeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “espadeiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From espada +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.paˈde(j).ɾu/ [is.paˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu], /es.paˈde(j).ɾu/ [es.paˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.paˈde(j).ɾu/ [is.paˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu], /es.paˈde(j).ɾu/ [es.paˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.paˈde(j).ɾu/ [iʃ.paˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu], /eʃ.paˈde(j).ɾu/ [eʃ.paˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.paˈde(j).ɾo/ [es.paˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐˈdɐj.ɾu/ [(i)ʃ.pɐˈðɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐˈdɐj.ɾu/ [(i)ʃ.pɐˈðɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐˈdej.ɾu/ [(i)ʃ.pɐˈðej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐˈdej.ɾu/ [(i)ʃ.pɐˈðej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐˈde.ɾu/ [(i)ʃ.pɐˈðe.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: es‧pa‧dei‧ro

Noun

espadeiro m (plural espadeiros, feminine espadeira, feminine plural espadeiras)

1. swordsmith (maker of swords)
2. swordsman (a person skilled at using swords)

   Synonym: espadachim