fronteira

See also: Fronteira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fronteyra (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fronteira. By surface analysis, fronte +‎ -eira. Compare Galician fronteira, Mirandese frunteira, Spanish and Catalan frontera, French frontière, Italian frontiera. Piecewise doublet of frontaria.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈte.ɾɐ/

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• Homophone: Fronteira
• Hyphenation: fron‧tei‧ra

Noun

fronteira f (plural fronteiras)

1. border (a line or frontier area separating regions)
2. the region near a border
3. (figuratively) separation
4. (figuratively) limit; boundary

Synonyms

• (border): limite, divisa, estremadura
• (region near the border): confim, estremadura
• (separation): separação, divisão
• (limit): limite, máximo

Derived terms

• fronteira agrícola
• fronteira artificial
• fronteira linguística
• fronteira termodinâmica
• fronteira viva

Related terms

• defronte
• frente
• fronte
• fronteiriço
• fronteiro

Adjective

fronteira

1. feminine singular of fronteiro