pulseira

Galician

Etymology

From Pulso (“wrist”) + -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pulˈsejɾa/ [pulˈs̺ej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: pul‧sei‧ra

Noun

pulseira f (plural pulseiras)

1. bracelet

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese pulso

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

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

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -āria

Old Galician-Portuguese -eira

Portuguese -eira

Portuguese pulseira

From pulso (“wrist”) + -eira.

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pulˈsɐj.ɾɐ/ [puɫˈsɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pulˈsɐj.ɾɐ/ [puɫˈsɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pulˈsej.ɾɐ/ [puɫˈsej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pulˈsej.ɾɐ/ [puɫˈsej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pulˈse.ɾɐ/ [puɫˈse.ɾɐ]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: pul‧sei‧ra

Noun

pulseira f (plural pulseiras)

1. bracelet

Further reading

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