fronteiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fronteiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from fronte (“front”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [fɾonˈtejɾʊ]

Adjective

fronteiro (feminine fronteira, masculine plural fronteiros, feminine plural fronteiras)

front
Synonym: dianteiro
border

References

“fronteiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“fronteyr” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“fronteiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“fronteiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From fronte +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈte(j).ɾu/ [fɾõˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈte(j).ɾo/ [fɾõˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈte.ɾu/

Hyphenation: fron‧tei‧ro

Adjective

fronteiro (feminine fronteira, masculine plural fronteiros, feminine plural fronteiras)

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