-eira

From Old Galician-Portuguese -eira, from Latin -āria. Doublet of -ería and -aría.

• IPA^(key): /ˈejɾa/ [ˈej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: -ei‧ra
• Homophone: eira

-eira f (noun-forming suffix, plural -eiras)

1. female equivalent of -eiro
2. forms names of plants from the fruits or vegetables they produce

   ‎mazá (“apple”) + ‎-eira → ‎maceira (“apple tree”)

   ‎laranxa (“orange”) + ‎-eira → ‎laranxeira (“orange tree”)

Inherited from Latin -āria.

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯.ɾa/
• Rhymes: -ei̯ɾa
• Hyphenation: ei‧ra
• Homophone: eira

-eira

1. female equivalent of -eiro
2. forms the names of plants from the fruits or vegetables it produces

   ‎figo (“fig”) + ‎-eira → ‎figueira (“fig tree”)

• Galician: -eira
• Portuguese: -eira

• -zeira (-z- + -eira)
• -eyra (obsolete)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -eira, from Latin -āria. Doublet of -eria and -aria.

• Hyphenation: -ei‧ra

-eira f (noun-forming suffix, plural -eiras)

1. female equivalent of -eiro
2. forms the names of plants from the fruits or vegetables it produces

   ‎maçã (“apple”) + ‎-eira → ‎macieira (“apple tree”)

   ‎batata (“potato”) + ‎-eira → ‎batateira (“potato plant”)

-eira f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

1. feminine singular of -eiro