sementeira

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. Semente (“seed”) +‎ -eira

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semenˈtejɾa/

Noun

sementeira f (plural sementeiras)

1. (agriculture) sown land
2. (agriculture) sowing season
3. (agriculture) sowing
4. (agriculture) seedbed, nursery

   Synonyms: alcouve, murteira, pebideiro, sementeiro

5. (agriculture) seed

   Synonym: semente

Related terms

• semente
• sementeiro

References

• “sementeyra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “sementeyra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “sementeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “sementeira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “sementeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From semente +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.mẽˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.mẽˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.mẽˈtej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.mẽˈtej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.mẽˈte.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: se‧men‧tei‧ra

Noun

sementeira f (plural sementeiras)

1. (agriculture) sown land
2. (agriculture) sowing season
3. (agriculture) a plant nursery

   Synonym: viveiro

4. (figurative) origin, source

   Synonyms: origem, fonte, semente

5. (figurative) diffusion, dispersion, spreading

   Synonyms: difusão, dispersão, espalhamento

6. female equivalent of sementeiro

   Synonym: semeadora