estaleiro

Galician

Etymology 1

From estela (“splinter”) +‎ -eiro. Compare Portuguese estaleiro, Spanish astillero, French atelier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [estaˈlejɾʊ]

Noun

estaleiro m (plural estaleiros)

1. (nautical) shipyard (place to build and repair ships)

Related terms

• astela
• taller

Etymology 2

From estala (“stable”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [estaˈlejɾʊ]

Noun

estaleiro m (plural estaleiros)

1. (historical) equerry; master of the horse
   • 1287, E. Portela Silva (ed.), La región del obispado de Tuy en los siglos XII a XV. Una sociedad en expansión y en la crisis. Santiago: Tip. El Eco Franciscano, page 368:

     Affonso fernan maestre doobra. frey duran adegueyro. ffrey fernan forneyro. ffrey Martino staleyro

     Afonso Fernán, master builder; brother Durán, keeper of the winery; brother Fernán, baker; brother Martiño, keeper of the stable

Related terms

• estala

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “estaleiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “stal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “estaleiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish astillero, from Old French astelier.

Noun

estaleiro m (plural estaleiros)

1. (nautical) shipyard (place to build and repair ships)
2. (by extension) construction site