fechadura

Fala

Etymology

From fechal (to close, to lock) +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fet͡ʃaˈduɾa/
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: fe‧cha‧du‧ra

Noun

fechadura f (plural fechaduras)

  1. (Valverdeñu) lock
    Synonyms: (Lagarteiru) cerradura, (Mañegu) cerraura

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 142

Galician

Etymology

First attested in the 14th century: fechar (to lock) +‎ -dura. Cognate with Portuguese fechadura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fet͡ʃaˈduɾa/ [fe.t͡ʃaˈð̞u.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Hyphenation: fe‧cha‧du‧ra

Noun

fechadura f (plural fechaduras)

  1. lock
    Synonyms: pechadura, cerradura, pecho
    • 1396, Alexandra Cabana Outeiro, editor, O Tombo H da catedral de Santiago. Documentos anteriores a 1397, Valga: Concello de Valga, page 138:
      O qual liuro o dito señor arçibispo disso que mandaua que senpre seuese ẽno dito thesouro pregado e fechado con cadea de ferro e con fechadura, en tal maneira que fosse ben gardado.
      the lord archbishop said that the aforementioned book must be always in the said treasury, closed and locked with an iron chain and with a lock, so that it is correctly kept
    • 1418, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 117:
      des moravedis por hũa fechadura et hũu ferrollo
      ten moravedis for a lock and a bolt
  2. keyhole

References

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From fechar (to close) +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨ.ʃɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [fɨ.ʃɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

  • Hyphenation: fe‧cha‧du‧ra

Noun

fechadura f (plural fechaduras)

  1. lock (of a door)

See also

Further reading