ladeira

Galician

Ladeira of Mount Larouco, in the frontier of Galicia and Portugal

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *ladeyra: lado +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈdejɾa/ [laˈð̞ej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: la‧dei‧ra

Noun

ladeira f (plural ladeiras)

1. slope, hillside

   Synonyms: aba, costa, faldra

2. flank of an object
3. (now rare) beach

   Synonyms: praia, areal

Derived terms

• Ladeira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ladeira”, 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), “ladeira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ladeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ladeyra

Etymology

From lado +‎ -eira.

Noun

ladeira f (plural ladeiras)

1. slope (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward)

Descendants

• Fala: ladeira
• Galician: ladeira
• Portuguese: ladeira

References

• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2025), “ladeira”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa

Portuguese

ladeira (sense 1)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ladeira, from lado. Cognate with Galician ladeira and Spanish ladera.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, -eɾɐ, -ɐjɾɐ
• Hyphenation: la‧dei‧ra

Noun

ladeira f (plural ladeiras)

2. a steep street

   Se eu tropeço, saio rolando ladeira abaixo!

   If I trip, I’ll tumble all the way down the street!

   • 1977, “Chuva, Suor e Cerveja [Rain, Sweat and Beer]”, in Muitos Carnavais, performed by Caetano Veloso, Philips:

     Não saia do meu lado / Segure o meu pierrô molhado / E vamos embolar ladeira abaixo / Acho que a chuva ajuda a gente a se ver

     Don’t leave my side / Hold onto my wet clown costume / And let’s tumble down the street / I think the rain helps us see one another

3. a slope (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward)

   Synonym: declive

Adjective

ladeira f sg

1. feminine singular of ladeiro

Further reading

• “ladeira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “ladeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “ladeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “ladeira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025