á beira de

See also: à beira de

Galician

Alternative forms

• à beira de (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈβei̯ɾɐ ðɪ]

Preposition

á beira de

1. beside

   Synonyms: a carón de, cabo de, onda

   • 1887, Rufino Ribera Losada, O que son os casamentos pola nova:

     algún caído en trelos desa natureza tamén compara co lume á beira das estopas.

     some who have fallen in these kind of affairs [romantic love] compare them to the fire by the tows

2. on the brink of

   Synonym: a pique de

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “beira”, 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), “á beira de”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “á beira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN