obreiro
Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese obreiro, from Latin operārius. Doublet of operario. By surface analysis, obra + eiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈbɾejɾo/ [oˈβ̞ɾej.ɾʊ]
- IPA(key): /ɔˈbɾejɾo/ [ɔˈβ̞ɾej.ɾʊ]
- Rhymes: -ejɾo
- Hyphenation: o‧brei‧ro
Noun
obreiro m (plural obreiros, feminine obreira, feminine plural obreiras)
- construction worker
- worker, a mechanical or manual laborer
- Synonym: proletario
Derived terms
Adjective
obreiro (feminine obreira, masculine plural obreiros, feminine plural obreiras)
- (relational) worker
Related terms
Further reading
- “obreiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- “obreiro”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
- Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “obreiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “obreiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “obreiro”, 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), “obreiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “obreiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese obreiro, from Latin operārius. Doublet of operário. By surface analysis, from obra + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈbɾe(j).ɾu/ [oˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈbɾe(j).ɾo/ [oˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈbɾɐj.ɾu/ [ɔˈβɾɐj.ɾu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈbɾej.ɾu/ [ɔˈβɾej.ɾu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈbɾej.ɾu/ [ɔˈβɾej.ɾu]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈbɾe.ɾu/ [ɔˈβɾe.ɾu]
- Hyphenation: o‧brei‧ro
Noun
obreiro m (plural obreiros, feminine obreira, feminine plural obreiras)
- worker, a mechanical or manual laborer
Adjective
obreiro (feminine obreira, masculine plural obreiros, feminine plural obreiras)
- (relational) labouring, working
- Synonyms: operário, trabalhador