eira

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈejɾa̝/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ārea

Cognate with Portuguese: eira

Cognate with Occitan: ièra

Cognate with French: aire

Cognate with Italian: aia

Cognate with Romanian: 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.