ourives

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ourivez, from Latin aurificem, from aurum (“gold”). Doublet of aurífice. Cognate with Galician ourive.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾi.vis/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈɾi.vis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾi.vis/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈɾi.vis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾi.viʃ/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈɾi.viʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾi.vɨʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾi.vɨʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /owˈɾi.bɨʃ/ [owˈɾi.βɨʃ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /oˈɾi.vɨʃ/

• Hyphenation: ou‧ri‧ves

Noun

ourives m or f by sense (invariable)

1. goldsmith (craftsman who makes things out of gold)

   Synonym: aurífice

Derived terms

• ourivesaria

Related terms

• ouro

Further reading

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