dianteira

Galician

Alternative forms
  • deanteira

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese deanteira (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from dianteiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dianˈtejɾɐ]

Adjective

dianteira

  1. feminine singular of dianteiro
    Antonym: traseira

Noun

dianteira m (plural dianteiras)

  1. front
    Synonym: frente
  2. vanguard
    Synonym: vangarda
  3. (figuratively) breasts

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From diante +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [d͡ʒɪ.ɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾa/ [d͡ʒɪ.ɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾa/ [d͡ʒjɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: di‧an‧tei‧ra

Noun

dianteira f (plural dianteiras)

  1. front
  2. (figuratively) leading edge, cutting edge
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