ovelleiro

Galician

Alternative forms

• ovelheiro (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ovelleiro. By surface analysis, ovella +‎ -eiro. Compare Portuguese ovelheiro, Spanish ovejero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /obeˈɟejɾo/ [o.β̞eˈɟej.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾo
• Syllabification: o‧ve‧llei‧ro

Noun

ovelleiro m (plural ovelleiros, feminine ovelleira, feminine plural ovelleiras)

1. shepherd

Adjective

ovelleiro (feminine ovelleira, masculine plural ovelleiros, feminine plural ovelleiras)

1. related to sheep

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ovelleiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “o.elle.ro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ovelleiro”, 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), “ovelleiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ovelleiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “ovelleiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024