"-eira" meaning in Portuguese

See -eira in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ] [Brazil], /ˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ] [Brazil], /ˈe(j).ɾa/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈɐj.ɾɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈɐj.ɾɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈej.ɾɐ/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈej.ɾɐ/ [Central, Portugal], /ˈe.ɾɐ/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: -eiras [plural], -eyra [alternative]
Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, -ɐjɾɐ, (j-droppping) -eɾɐ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese -eira, from Latin -āria. Doublet of -eria and -aria. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|inh|roa-opt>-eira>plant suffix|id=plant suffix}}, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|-eira}} Old Galician-Portuguese -eira, {{inh|pt|la|-āria}} Latin -āria, {{doublet|pt|-eria|-aria}} Doublet of -eria and -aria Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} -eira f (noun-forming suffix, plural -eiras)
  1. female equivalent of -eiro Tags: feminine, form-of, morpheme Form of: -eiro
    Sense id: en--eira-pt-suffix-sflF6VfT
  2. forms the names of plants from the fruits or vegetables it produces Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--eira-pt-suffix-kggqqXpI Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 6 26 8 28 6 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 27 7 28 6 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 27 5 30 4 29 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 24 76

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
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        "1": "pt",
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      },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin -āria",
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      "form": "-eiras",
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    },
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  "lang_code": "pt",
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          "-eiro#Portuguese"
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        {
          "_dis": "6 27 7 28 6 26",
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          "type": "example"
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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      "ipa": "[ˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    {
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈe(j).ɾa/",
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        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa]",
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        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐj.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐj.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
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      "ipa": "/ˈej.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈej.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ejɾɐ"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɐjɾɐ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(j-droppping) -eɾɐ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "eira"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-eira"
}
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    "Portuguese lemmas",
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    "Portuguese suffixes",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
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    "Portuguese terms inherited from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
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    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ejɾɐ",
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    "Rhymes:Portuguese/eɾɐ",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/eɾɐ/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐjɾɐ",
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    },
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      ],
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          "-eiro",
          "-eiro#Portuguese"
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        "form-of",
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    },
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        },
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        }
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈe(j).ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe(j).ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe(j).ɾa/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐj.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐj.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈej.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈej.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ejɾɐ"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɐjɾɐ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(j-droppping) -eɾɐ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "eira"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-eira"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -eira meaning in Portuguese (2.9kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-eira",
  "trace": ""
}

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