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)

1. front

   Synonym: dianteiro

2. border

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fronteiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fronteyr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fronteiro”, 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), “fronteiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From fronte +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈte(j).ɾu/ [fɾõˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (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)

1. front
2. opposite