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

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “goteyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “goteira”, 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), “goteira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “goteira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Goteira (2)

Etymology

From gota +‎ -eira. Compare French gouttière.

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
3. (dentistry) nightguard

Further reading

• “goteira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024