barreira

See also: Barreira

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrejɾa/ [baˈrej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: ba‧rrei‧ra

Etymology 1

Barro (“mud, clay”) +‎ -eiro.

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.

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, 2012–2026
• “barreira”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “barreira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “barreira”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• 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

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)

Further reading

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