maceira

Galician

Alternative forms

• maciñeira (North)
• mazaira (East)

Etymology

mazá +‎ -eira, from Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese maçẽeyra, from Medieval Latin mazanaria. Compare Portuguese macieira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈθejɾa̝/, (western) /maˈsejɾa̝/

Noun

maceira f (plural maceiras)

1. apple tree

Related terms

• Maceira
• Maciñeira
• mazá
• Mazaira

References

• “maçeeyra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “maçeeyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “maceira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “maciñeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.