frieira

Galician

Etymology

Frío (“cold”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾiˈejɾa̝/

Noun

frieira f (plural frieiras)

1. chilblain
2. cold place
3. cold spell; cold weather; sudden drop in temperatures

   Synonym: friaxe

4. mountain stream

Derived terms

• Frieira

Related terms

• frío

References

• “frieira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “frieira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “frieira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “frieira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Noun

frieira f (plural frieiras)

1. chilblain (inflammation due do cold)
2. (medicine) athlete's foot (fungal infection between toes)

Synonyms

• (athlete’s foot): pé de atleta