couzoeira

Galician

FWOTD – 14 June 2022

2000 yo threshold with couzón or couzoeira. Castro de San Cibrao de Las, Galicia

Alternative forms

• couceira

Etymology

From couzón +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kowθoˈejɾa̝/, (western) /kowsoˈejɾa̝/

Noun

couzoeira f (plural couzoeiras)

1. upper and lower hinges or pivots of a door
2. carving practised in the threshold and lintel of a doorway, for inserting the aforementioned hinges or pivots

Related terms

• couce
• couzo
• couzón

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “couzoeira”, 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), “couzoeira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “couzoeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN