agoireiro

Galician

Etymology

14th century. From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese agoyreyro, from agoyro. Cognate with Portuguese agoureiro and Spanish agorero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɣojˈɾejɾo̝/

Adjective

agoireiro m (plural agoireiros, feminine agoireira, feminine plural agoireiras)

1. fatidical
2. jinxed

Noun

agoireiro m (plural agoireiros, feminine agoireira, feminine plural agoireiras)

1. augur

   Synonym: augur

2. diviner, soothsayer

   Synonyms: adiviño, agoirador

Related terms

• agoirar
• agoiro

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “agoyr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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Portuguese

Adjective

1. Alternative form of agoureiro