companheiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• companheyro (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese companneiro. By surface analysis, companha +‎ -eiro.

Compare Spanish compañero and Galician compañeiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐ̃ˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [kõ.pɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐ̃ˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [kõ.pɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐˈɲe(j).ɾo/ [kõ.pɐˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐˈɲɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐˈɲɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐˈɲej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐˈɲej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐˈɲe.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: com‧pa‧nhei‧ro

Noun

companheiro m (plural companheiros, feminine companheira, feminine plural companheiras)

1. companion, comrade
2. partner

Related terms

• pão