traseiro

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300 (traseyra), from tras (“behind”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɾaˈsei̯ɾʊ]

Adjective

traseiro (feminine traseira, masculine plural traseiros, feminine plural traseiras)

1. rear

   Antonym: dianteiro

2. hind

Noun

traseiro m (plural traseiros)

1. butt

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “traseyra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “traseyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “traseiro”, 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), “traseiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “traseiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From trás +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈze(j).ɾu/ [tɾaˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈze(j).ɾu/ [tɾaˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈze(j).ɾo/ [tɾaˈze(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈzɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈzɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈzej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈzej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈze.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: tra‧sei‧ro

Adjective

traseiro (feminine traseira, masculine plural traseiros, feminine plural traseiras)

1. rear
2. hind

Noun

traseiro m (plural traseiros)

1. backside, behind, bum

   Synonyms: nádegas, rabo

Further reading

• “traseiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025