aliviadoiro

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. From aliviar (“to alleviate”) +‎ -doiro. Compare Portuguese aliviadouro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aliβjaˈðojɾʊ]

Noun

aliviadoiro m (plural aliviadoiros)

1. lever which regulates the pressure in between both millstones of a watermill

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aliviadoiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aliviadoiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aliviadoiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From aliviar +‎ -doiro. Compare Galician aliviadoiro

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.li.vi.aˈdoj.ɾu/ [a.li.vɪ.aˈdoɪ̯.ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /a.li.vjaˈdoj.ɾu/ [a.li.vjaˈdoɪ̯.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.li.vi.aˈdoj.ɾu/ [a.li.vɪ.aˈdoɪ̯.ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /a.li.vjaˈdoj.ɾu/ [a.li.vjaˈdoɪ̯.ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.li.vi.aˈdoj.ɾo/ [a.li.vɪ.aˈdoɪ̯.ɾo], (faster pronunciation) /a.li.vjaˈdoj.ɾo/ [a.li.vjaˈdoɪ̯.ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.li.vjɐˈdoj.ɾu/ [ɐ.li.vjɐˈðoj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.li.vjɐˈdoj.ɾu/ [ɐ.li.vjɐˈðoj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.li.bjɐˈdoj.ɾu/ [ɐ.li.βjɐˈðoj.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: a‧li‧vi‧a‧doi‧ro

Noun

aliviadoiro m (plural aliviadoiros)

1. Alternative form of aliviadouro