-doiro

See also: doiro and Doiro

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ojɾo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin -tōrius, with regular metathesis of /rj/ to /jr/.

Suffix

-doiro m (feminine -doira, masculine plural -doiros, feminine plural -doiras)

1. that is liable or deserving of undergoing an action

   ‎viver (“to live”) + ‎-doiro → ‎vivedoiro (“robust, healthy”)

Derived terms

Old Galician-Portuguese adjectives suffixed with -doiro

vivedoiro

Descendants

• Galician: -doiro
• Portuguese: -douro, -doiro (older form)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin -tōrium, neuter of -tōrius, with regular metathesis of /rj/ to /jr/.

Suffix

-doiro m (plural -doiros)

1. forms the name of places or features where an activity (expressed by the suffixed verb) occurs

   ‎mirar (“to look”) + ‎-doiro → ‎miradoiro (“lookout, vantage point”)

Derived terms

Old Galician-Portuguese nouns suffixed with -doiro

miradoiro

Descendants

• Galician: -doiro
• Portuguese: -douro, -doiro (older form)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdoj.ɾu/ [ˈdoɪ̯.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdoj.ɾu/ [ˈdoɪ̯.ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdoj.ɾo/ [ˈdoɪ̯.ɾo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdoj.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ojɾu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -doiro, from Latin -tōrius, with regular metathesis of /rj/ to /jr/. Doublet of -tório.

Suffix

-doiro (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -doira, masculine plural -doiros, feminine plural -doiras)

1. alternative form of -douro

Derived terms

Portuguese adjectives suffixed with -doiro

casadoiro

duradoiro

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -doiro, from Latin -tōrium (neuter of -tōrius), with regular metathesis of /rj/ to /jr/.

Suffix

-doiro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -doiros)

1. alternative form of -douro

Derived terms

Portuguese nouns suffixed with -doiro

absorvedoiro

aliviadoiro

ancoradoiro

bebedoiro

calcadoiro

escorredoiro

lavadoiro

malhadoiro

matadoiro

miradoiro

pastadoiro

sorvedoiro

sugadoiro

sumidoiro

vazadoiro

vertedoiro

vivedoiro

Further reading

• “-doiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “-doiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025