relojoeiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• relojeiro

Etymology

From relojo (“clock”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer”), from Latin hōrologium (“sundial”), from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.lo.ʒoˈe(j).ɾu/ [he.lo.ʒoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.lo.ʒoˈe(j).ɾu/ [he.lo.ʒoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.lo.ʒoˈe(j).ɾu/ [χe.lo.ʒoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.lo.ʒoˈe(j).ɾo/ [he.lo.ʒoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.luˈʒwɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.luˈʒwɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.luˈʒwej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.luˈʒwej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.luˈʒwe.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: re‧lo‧jo‧ei‧ro

Noun

relojoeiro m (plural relojoeiros, feminine relojoeira, feminine plural relojoeiras)

1. clockmaker; watchmaker (person who makes and repairs clocks and watches)

Adjective

relojoeiro (feminine relojoeira, masculine plural relojoeiros, feminine plural relojoeiras, not comparable)

1. (relational) clock

   Synonym: horologial

2. (relational) clockmaking

   Synonym: horológico

Related terms

• horológio
• relógio
• relojo
• relojoaria