devanceiro

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the early 20th century. From French devancier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deβanˈθei̯ɾʊ]

Adjective

devanceiro (feminine devanceira, masculine plural devanceiros, feminine plural devanceiras)

1. previous

Noun

devanceiro m (plural devanceiros, feminine devanceira, feminine plural devanceiras)

1. precursor, predecessor
2. ancestor

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “devanceiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “devanceiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega