monteiro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese monteyro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from monte (“wilderness”) +‎ -eiro. Compare Portuguese monteiro and Spanish montero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monˈtejɾo̝/

Noun

monteiro m (plural monteiros)

1. (dated) hunter, huntsman
   • 1412, epitaph of Xoán Feixoo:

     Aqui jaz Jan Feyjoo escudeyro, bon fidalgo e verdadeyro gran caçador e monteyro

     Here lies Xoán Feixoo, squire, good nobleman and a true great hunter and hunstman

Derived terms

• Monteiro
• Monteiros

Related terms

• monte
• monteira

Adjective

monteiro (feminine monteira, masculine plural monteiros, feminine plural monteiras)

1. wild; that lives in the wild

Derived terms

• galo monteiro
• gato monteiro
• Pena Monteira

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From monte +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈtɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈte.ɾu/

• Homophone: Monteiro
• Hyphenation: mon‧tei‧ro

Noun

monteiro m (plural monteiros, feminine monteira, feminine plural monteiras)

1. gamekeeper

   Synonym: couteiro

2. someone who hunts in mountainous areas

Derived terms

• Monteiro