-deiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -tu + -arius.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde(j).ɾu/ [ˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde(j).ɾo/ [ˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈde.ɾu/

Hyphenation: -dei‧ro

Suffix

-deiro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -deiros, feminine -deira, feminine plural -deiras)

indicates an activity or profession
‎água (“water”) + ‎-deiro → ‎aguadeiro (“water carrier”)
indicates a place or object suitable for something
‎apear (“to alight”) + ‎-deiro → ‎apeadeiro (“minor railway station”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -deiro

Further reading

“-deiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“-deiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026