ladeira

Galician

Ladeira of Mount Larouco, in the frontier of Galicia and Portugal

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *ladeyra: lado +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈðejɾa̝/

Noun

ladeira f (plural ladeiras)

1. slope, hillside

   Synonyms: aba, costa, faldra

2. flank of an object
3. (now rare) beach

Derived terms

• Ladeira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ladeira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “ladeira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ladeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ladeira, from lado.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [laˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [laˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈde(j).ɾa/ [laˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [lɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: la‧dei‧ra

Noun

ladeira f (plural ladeiras)

1. slope (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward)

   Synonym: declive