niñeiro

Galician

Alternative forms

liñeiro

Etymology

From niño +‎ -eiro, from Old Portuguese nio, from Latin nīdus (“nest”), from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /niˈɲejɾo̝/

Noun

niñeiro m (plural niñeiros)

  1. nest

References
  • “niñeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
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