eira

Meaning

threshing floor

Concepts

threshing-floor

threshing floor

barn

floor

Synonyms

malhadouro

Eira

Translations

aire

era

Tenne

aia

era

dorsvloer

Dreschboden

αλώνι

harman

ārea

a’loni

grange

(جُرْن (مكانُ الدﱠرْس

deel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈe(j).ɾɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ārea

Cognate with Galician: eira

Cognate with Occitan: ièra

Cognate with French: aire

Cognate with Italian: aia

Cognate with Romanian: arie

Borrowed from Guarani: eira

In summary

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