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-eira
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eira Eira
Galician
Etymology
gl :inh roa-opt:-eira 2 1 -ería,-aría
Pronunciation
êira
gl -ei ra
gl eira
Suffix
f
gl -eiro suffix
forms names of plants from the fruits or vegetables they produce
gl mazá maceira apple apple tree
gl laranxa laranxeira orange orange tree
Derived terms
gl
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
roa-opt suffix :inh la:-āria + 1
Pronunciation
roa-opt /ˈei̯.ɾa/
roa-opt ei̯ɾa 2
roa-opt ei ra
roa-opt eira
Noun
roa-opt suffix
roa-opt -eiro suffix
forms the names of plants from the fruits or vegetables it produces
roa-opt figo<t:fig> figueira<t:fig tree>
Derived terms
roa-opt
Descendants
gl -eira
pt -eira
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt -zeira -z- + pt -eira
pt -eyra obsolete
Etymology
pt suffix :inh roa-opt:-eira<id:suffix>
pt roa-opt -eira, from pt la -āria. pt -eria -aria.
Pronunciation
pt -ei ra
Suffix
f
pt -eiro suffix
pt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dephZ6WJ0vc&list=RDdephZ6WJ0vc Música popular brasileira 1976 w:Djavan Maria das Mercedes Eu quis escrever pro velho endereço / Sobre tudo que eu conheço da cidade grande / Como fui infame, esqueci o seu sobrenome / Se é Pereira, Moreira, Ferreira / Só sei que acaba com -eira / Como aquela bananeira I wanted to write to the old address / About everything I know about the big city / As I was infamous, I forgot her last name / If it's Pereira, Moreira, Ferreira / I just know it ends in -eira / Like that banana vendor/seller
forms the names of plants from the fruits or vegetables it produces
pt maçã macieira apple apple tree
pt batata batateira potato potato plant
Derived terms
pt
Suffix
adjective f
pt -eiro
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