ovelheiro

Galician

Adjective

ovelheiro (feminine ovelheira, masculine plural ovelheiros, feminine plural ovelheiras, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of ovelleiro

Noun

ovelheiro m (plural ovelheiros, feminine ovelheira, feminine plural ovelheiras, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of ovelleiro

Further reading

• “ovelheiro” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Pastor e seu cão (Shepherd and his dog)

Etymology

From ovelha +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.vɨˈʎɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.vɨˈʎɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.bɨˈʎej.ɾu/ [ɔ.βɨˈʎej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.vɨˈʎej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.vɨˈʎe.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: o‧ve‧lhei‧ro

Noun

ovelheiro m (plural ovelheiros, feminine ovelheira, feminine plural ovelheiras)

1. shepherd

   Synonyms: pastor, pegureiro

2. sheepdog

Further reading

• “ovelheiro” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “ovelheiro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “ovelheiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024