esteva

See also: estêva

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• estêva (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈte.vɐ/, /esˈte.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈte.vɐ/, /esˈte.vɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈte.vɐ/, /eʃˈte.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈte.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈte.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈte.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈte.bɐ/ [(i)ʃˈte.βɐ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *stīpa, from Latin stīpes (“stake”).

Noun

esteva f (plural estevas)

1. Cretan rockrose (Cistus creticus), a shrub that yields labdanum

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin stīva.

Noun

esteva f (plural estevas)

1. (agriculture) stilt (handle of a plough)

   Synonym: rabiça

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin stiva.

Noun

esteva f (plural estevas)

1. (agriculture) stilt (handle of a plough)

   Synonym: mancera

Further reading

• “esteva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014