troneira

Galician

Alternative forms

• torneira

Etymology

From trono (“bombard”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɾɔˈnejɾɐ]

Noun

troneira f (plural troneiras)

1. (architecture, military) embrasure, crenel (indentation between the merlons of a battlement)
2. (architecture) vent
3. (architecture) chimney

   Synonym: cheminea

4. (weather) storm

Related terms

• trono

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “troneira”, 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), “troneira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “troneira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾoˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [tɾoˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾoˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [tɾoˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾoˈne(j).ɾa/ [tɾoˈne(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈnej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈnej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈne.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: tro‧nei‧ra

Noun

troneira f (plural troneiras)

1. (architecture, military) embrasure, crenel (indentation between the merlons of a battlement)

Further reading

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