eira

(Anglais)

1. (feminine) threshing floor (a yard, usually paved, used as a clean and even surface for threshing cereals)
2. (feminine) yard

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈejɾa̝/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de latin: ārea

Appartenant à portugais: eira

Appartenant à occitan: ièra

Appartenant à français: aire

Appartenant à italien: aia

Appartenant à roumain: arie

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese eira (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin ārea (“threshing floor, open space”). Cognate with Portuguese eira, Spanish and Catalan era, Occitan ièra, French aire, Italian aia and Romanian arie. Doublet of área, borrowed from the same Latin word.