barreira

Galician

Etymology 1

Barro (“mud, clay”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrejɾa̝/

Noun

barreira f (plural barreiras)

1. slough (muddy area)
2. clay pit (quarry where clay is extracted)
3. cliff, drop, ravine
4. (soccer) wall (line of players standing side-by-side to block a free kick)

Derived terms

• Barreira

Etymology 2

Barra (“bar”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrejɾa̝/

Noun

barreira f (plural barreiras)

1. barrier, barricade
2. hurdle, fence, parapet

Further reading

• “barreira”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “barreira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “barreira”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “barreira”, 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), “barreira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “barreira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese barreira. By surface analysis, barra +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/ [baˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/ [baˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/ [baˈχe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁe(j).ɾa/ [baˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: bar‧rei‧ra

Noun

barreira f (plural barreiras)

1. barrier
2. hurdle
3. (soccer) wall (line of players standing side-by-side to block a free kick)