miradoiro

Galician

Alternative forms

• miradouro

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese miradoiro. By surface analysis, mirar (“to watch”) +‎ -doiro, "place where". Compare Portuguese miradouro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miɾaˈðojɾo̝/

Noun

miradoiro m (plural miradoiros)

1. lookout
2. belvedere

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “miradoiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “miradoiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “miradoiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “miradoiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From mirar +‎ -doiro.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ojɾo

Noun

miradoiro m

1. lookout, vantage point (place or position, often a path, affording a good view)

Descendants

• Galician: miradoiro
• Portuguese: miradouro, miradoiro (older form)

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "miradoiro"

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese miradoiro. By surface analysis, mirar +‎ -doiro. Compare Galician miradoiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ɾaˈdoj.ɾu/ [mi.ɾaˈdoɪ̯.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ɾaˈdoj.ɾu/ [mi.ɾaˈdoɪ̯.ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ɾaˈdoj.ɾo/ [mi.ɾaˈdoɪ̯.ɾo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.ɾɐˈdoj.ɾu/ [mi.ɾɐˈðoj.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: mi‧ra‧doi‧ro

Noun

miradoiro m (plural miradoiros)

1. Alternative form of miradouro