madeira

See also: Madeira

English

Noun

madeira (countable and uncountable, plural madeiras)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Madeira (“fortified wine”).

Anagrams

• De Maria, DeMaria, Demaria, Maredia

Fala

Alternative forms

• maeira (Mañegu)
• meira (Lagarteiru)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr

Proto-Italic *mātēr

Latin māter

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

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Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē)sl.

Latin māteria

Old Galician-Portuguese madeira

Fala madeira

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdei̯ɾa/
• Rhymes: -ei̯ɾa
• Syllabification: ma‧dei‧ra

Noun

madeira f (plural madeiras)

1. (Valverdeñu) wood

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 192

Finnish

Etymology

From Madeira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑdei̯rɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝de̞i̯rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑdeirɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧dei‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧dei‧ra

Noun

madeira

1. Madeira (fortified wine produced on Madeira)

   Synonym: madeiraviini

Declension

Inflection of madeira (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		madeira	madeirat
genitive		madeiran	madeiroiden madeiroitten madeirojen
partitive		madeiraa	madeiroita madeiroja
illative		madeiraan	madeiroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		madeira	madeirat
accusative	nom.	madeira	madeirat
	gen.	madeiran
genitive		madeiran	madeiroiden madeiroitten madeirojen madeirain rare
partitive		madeiraa	madeiroita madeiroja
inessive		madeirassa	madeiroissa
elative		madeirasta	madeiroista
illative		madeiraan	madeiroihin
adessive		madeiralla	madeiroilla
ablative		madeiralta	madeiroilta
allative		madeiralle	madeiroille
essive		madeirana	madeiroina
translative		madeiraksi	madeiroiksi
abessive		madeiratta	madeiroitta
instructive		—	madeiroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of madeira (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative madeirani madeirani accusative nom. madeirani madeirani gen. madeirani genitive madeirani madeiroideni madeiroitteni madeirojeni madeiraini rare partitive madeiraani madeiroitani madeirojani inessive madeirassani madeiroissani elative madeirastani madeiroistani illative madeiraani madeiroihini adessive madeirallani madeiroillani ablative madeiraltani madeiroiltani allative madeiralleni madeiroilleni essive madeiranani madeiroinani translative madeirakseni madeiroikseni abessive madeirattani madeiroittani instructive — — comitative — madeiroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative madeirasi madeirasi accusative nom. madeirasi madeirasi gen. madeirasi genitive madeirasi madeiroidesi madeiroittesi madeirojesi madeiraisi rare partitive madeiraasi madeiroitasi madeirojasi inessive madeirassasi madeiroissasi elative madeirastasi madeiroistasi illative madeiraasi madeiroihisi adessive madeirallasi madeiroillasi ablative madeiraltasi madeiroiltasi allative madeirallesi madeiroillesi essive madeiranasi madeiroinasi translative madeiraksesi madeiroiksesi abessive madeirattasi madeiroittasi instructive — — comitative — madeiroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative madeiramme madeiramme accusative nom. madeiramme madeiramme gen. madeiramme genitive madeiramme madeiroidemme madeiroittemme madeirojemme madeiraimme rare partitive madeiraamme madeiroitamme madeirojamme inessive madeirassamme madeiroissamme elative madeirastamme madeiroistamme illative madeiraamme madeiroihimme adessive madeirallamme madeiroillamme ablative madeiraltamme madeiroiltamme allative madeirallemme madeiroillemme essive madeiranamme madeiroinamme translative madeiraksemme madeiroiksemme abessive madeirattamme madeiroittamme instructive — — comitative — madeiroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative madeiranne madeiranne accusative nom. madeiranne madeiranne gen. madeiranne genitive madeiranne madeiroidenne madeiroittenne madeirojenne madeirainne rare partitive madeiraanne madeiroitanne madeirojanne inessive madeirassanne madeiroissanne elative madeirastanne madeiroistanne illative madeiraanne madeiroihinne adessive madeirallanne madeiroillanne ablative madeiraltanne madeiroiltanne allative madeirallenne madeiroillenne essive madeirananne madeiroinanne translative madeiraksenne madeiroiksenne abessive madeirattanne madeiroittanne instructive — — comitative — madeiroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative madeiransa madeiransa accusative nom. madeiransa madeiransa gen. madeiransa genitive madeiransa madeiroidensa madeiroittensa madeirojensa madeirainsa rare partitive madeiraansa madeiroitaan madeirojaan madeiroitansa madeirojansa inessive madeirassaan madeirassansa madeiroissaan madeiroissansa elative madeirastaan madeirastansa madeiroistaan madeiroistansa illative madeiraansa madeiroihinsa adessive madeirallaan madeirallansa madeiroillaan madeiroillansa ablative madeiraltaan madeiraltansa madeiroiltaan madeiroiltansa allative madeiralleen madeirallensa madeiroilleen madeiroillensa essive madeiranaan madeiranansa madeiroinaan madeiroinansa translative madeirakseen madeiraksensa madeiroikseen madeiroiksensa abessive madeirattaan madeirattansa madeiroittaan madeiroittansa instructive — — comitative — madeiroineen madeiroinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• madeiraviini

Further reading

• “madeira”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese madeira, from Latin materia. Cf. also materia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdejɾa/ [mɐˈð̞ej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: ma‧dei‧ra

Noun

madeira f (plural madeiras)

1. (uncountable) wood (material)

   Hoxe aquel recuncho cerca Unha reixa de madeira.

   Today that corner is surrounded by a fence of wood.

References

• “madeira”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “madeira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “madeira”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “madeira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “madeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [mɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [mɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈde.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
• Homophone: Madeira
• Hyphenation: ma‧dei‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matéria, a learned borrowing. Cognates include Galician madeira and Spanish madera.

Alternative forms

• madeyra (obsolete)

Noun

madeira f (plural madeiras)

1. (uncountable) wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)

   Synonyms: lenha, lenho, pau

2. wood (the wood of a particular species of tree)

   Synonym: pau

3. a piece of timber

   Synonym: pau

4. (music, usually in the plural) woodwind instrument

Derived terms

• bater na madeira
• Madeira
• madeira de lei
• madeira-da-china
• madeira-de-cheiro
• madeirada
• madeirado
• madeirame
• madeiramento
• madeirar
• madeireira
• madeireiro
• madeirinha
• madeirite

Related terms

• madeiro
• mãe
• matéria
• material
• materialismo
• materialista
• materializar
• maternal
• materno
• matri-
• matriarca
• matriz

Interjection

madeira!

1. timber!; used by lumberjacks to warn others when a tree is falling down

Etymology 2

Shortening of vinho da Madeira (literally “wine of Madeira”), after the Portuguese island of Madeira.

Alternative forms

• Madeira

Noun

madeira m (uncountable)

1. a type of fortified wine produced in the island of Madeira

   Synonyms: vinho da Madeira, vinho Madeira

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

madeira

1. inflection of madeirar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• madeira on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• madeiras on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• vinho da Madeira on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• “madeira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “madeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026