goteira

Galician

Etymology

From gota (“drop”) +‎ -eira. Comparte Portuguese goteira, Spanish gotera, English gutter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoˈtejɾa̝/

Noun

goteira f (plural goteiras)

1. leak, dripping

   Synonym: pingueira

2. water dripping from the eaves

Related terms

• gota

References

• “goteyra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “goteira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “goteira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “goteira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈtej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈtej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈte.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: go‧tei‧ra

Noun

goteira f (plural goteiras)

1. gutter

   Synonyms: calha, sarjeta

2. accidental hole in a ceiling whereby drips of water fall into the ground or floor