eira

(Inglés)

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

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈejɾa̝/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de latín: ārea

Relativo a portugués: eira

Relativo a occitano: ièra

Relativo a francés: aire

Relativo a italiano: aia

Relativo a romanés: 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.