-deira

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -tu + -aria.

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈde.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: -dei‧ra

Suffix

-deira f (noun-forming suffix, plural -deiras, masculine -deiro, masculine plural -deiros)

1. indicates an activity or profession

   ‎carpir (“to mourn”) + ‎-deira → ‎carpideira (“moirologist”)

   ‎lavar (“to wash”) + ‎-deira → ‎lavadeira (“washerwoman”)

2. indicates equipment appropriate for a function

   ‎frigir (“to fry”) + ‎-deira → ‎frigideira (“frying pan”)

   ‎gelar (“to freeze”) + ‎-deira → ‎geladeira (“refrigerator”)

3. indicates an action

   ‎brincar (“to play”) + ‎-deira → ‎brincadeira (“play”)

4. indicates a state

   ‎beber (“to drink”) + ‎-deira → ‎bebedeira (“drunkenness”)

Suffix

-deira f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

1. feminine singular of -deiro

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -deira

abarbardeira

baladeira

benzedeira

brincadeira

britadeira

carpideira

carregadeira

cuspideira

dormideira

escavadeira

escorredeira

escorregadeira

escumadeira

esmeriladeira

esmerilhadeira

espreguiçadeira

espumadeira

frigideira

furadeira

javradeira

mamadeira

parideira

quebradeira

rebarbadeira

roçadeira

tremedeira

trepadeira

Further reading

• “-deira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “-deira”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026