bandeira

See also: Bandeira

Galician

Bandeira ("flag") of Galicia

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bandeira, of uncertain origin. Compare Portuguese bandeira, Spanish bandera, French bannière and Italian bandiera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈdejɾa/ [ban̪ˈd̪ej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: ban‧dei‧ra

Noun

bandeira f (plural bandeiras)

1. flag
2. regiment

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bandeira”, 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), “bandeira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bandeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “bandeira”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “bandeira”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Mirandese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈdejɾa/ [bɐ̃ˈd̪ɐj.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Syllabification: ban‧dei‧ra

Noun

bandeira f (plural bandeiras)

1. flag

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bãdeira, bãdeyra, bamdeira, bamdeyra, bandejra, bandera, bandeyra

Etymology

Unknown. Theories include: (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• From Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰 (bandwa, “sign”);
• From Old Spanish vandera;
• From Old French bande (“band”);
• From banda +‎ -eira.

Noun

bandeira f (plural bandeiras)

1. flag

Descendants

• Fala: bandeira
• Galician: bandeira
• Portuguese: bandeira
  • → Ambonese Malay: bandera
  • → Gulf Arabic: بنديرة (bindēra)
  • → Malay: bendera
    • Indonesian: bendera
  • → Omani Arabic: بنديرة
  • → Swahili: bendera

References

• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “bandeira”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “bandeira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bandeyra, bamdeira, bamdeyra (obsolete)
• bãdeira, bãdeyra (obsolete abbreviations)
• bandêra (eye dialect)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bandeira, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [bɐ̃ˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈde(j).ɾa/ [bɐ̃ˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈdej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈdej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈde.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
• Hyphenation: ban‧dei‧ra

Noun

bandeira f (plural bandeiras)

1. flag
2. (historical) each journey or travel of the bandeirantes
   • 1960s, “Hino dos Bandeirantes (Bandeirantes Hymn)”:

     Paulista, para só um instante
     Dos teus quatro séculos ante
     A tua terra sem fronteiras
     O teu São Paulo das bandeiras!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (figuratively) motto; ideal

   Synonym: lema

   • 2016 November 27, Diogo Queiroz de Andrade, “Abriu a caça a Marine Le Pen”, in Público‎^[2]:

     Foi escolhido não por ser o melhor candidato a Presidente, mas por ser a melhor aposta para combater a candidata da Frente Nacional. Não é por acaso: Fillon vai disputar o espaço de Le Pen e para isso apresenta propostas que replicam algumas das sua bandeiras.

     He was chosen not because he was the best candidate for President, but because he was the best bet to fight the National Front candidate. It's no coincidence: Fillon is going to compete for Le Pen's space and to do so he is presenting proposals that replicate some of her ideas.

4. (figuratively) emblem

   Synonym: emblema

5. (architecture) transom window (window above a door or another window)

Derived terms

• bandeira a meia haste
• bandeira amarela
• bandeira azul
• bandeira branca
• bandeira verde
• bandeira vermelha
• dar bandeira
• de bandeira
• rir às bandeiras despregadas

Descendants

• → Ambonese Malay: bandera
• → Gulf Arabic: بنديرة (bindēra)
• → Malay: bendera
  • Indonesian: bendera
• → Omani Arabic: بنديرة
• → Swahili: bendera

Further reading

• “bandeira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bandeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026