mesteiral

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mesteiral (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Medieval Latin ministerialis, from ministerium. Cognate with Spanish menestral.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mestejˈɾal]

Noun

mesteiral m (plural mesteirais)

  1. handicraftsman, craftsperson, craftsman (manual laborer)

References
  • “mesteiral” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “mesteiral” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016
  • “mesteiral” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “mesteiral” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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