mineiro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈne(j).ɾu/ [miˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈnɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈnɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈnej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈnej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈne.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ejɾu, -eɾu, -ɐjɾu
• Hyphenation: mi‧nei‧ro

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

French minièrecalq.

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mēy(H)-

Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis

Proto-Celtic *meinis

Gaulish *mēnābor.

Late Latin mīna

Portuguese mina

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro

Portuguese -eiro

Portuguese mineiro

Calque of French minière, corresponding to mina +‎ -eiro.

Noun

mineiro m (plural mineiros, feminine mineira, feminine plural mineiras)

1. miner (person who works in a mine)

   Synonym: minerador

2. mine (excavation from which ore or minerals are taken)

   Synonym: mina

Adjective

mineiro (feminine mineira, masculine plural mineiros, feminine plural mineiras)

1. (relational) mining

Related terms

• mina
• mineração
• minerador
• minerar
• minério

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mēy(H)-

Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis

Proto-Celtic *meinis

Gaulish *mēnābor.

Late Latin mīna

Portuguese mina

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Italic *genos

Latin genus, generis

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin generālis

Old Galician-Portuguese gẽeral

Portuguese geral

Portuguese Minas [Gerais]

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro

Portuguese -eiro

Portuguese mineiro

From Minas [Gerais] + -eiro.

Noun

mineiro m (plural mineiros, feminine mineira, feminine plural mineiras)

1. native or inhabitant of Minas Gerais

Adjective

mineiro (feminine mineira, masculine plural mineiros, feminine plural mineiras)

1. of, from or relating to Minas Gerais

Further reading

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