# estribo
## Galician
### Etymology

Unknown; probably from a Germanic language. Cognate with Spanish and Portuguese estribo, Catalan estrep, Occitan estreup, French étrier.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [esˈtɾiβʊ]

### Noun

estribo m (plural estribos)
* stirrup
    Synonym: estribeira
* (anatomy) stirrup bone, stapes
* (nautical) thole
    Synonym: tolete
* prop

#### Derived terms

* perder os estribos

#### Related terms

* estribeira
* estribiar

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “estribeyra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “estribeyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “estribo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “estribo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “estribo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “estribo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Compare Spanish estribo.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈtɾi.bu/, /esˈtɾi.bu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈtɾi.bu/, /esˈtɾi.bu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃˈtɾi.bu/, /eʃˈtɾi.bu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /esˈtɾi.bo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈtɾi.bu/ [(i)ʃˈtɾi.βu]

### Noun

estribo m (plural estribos)
* stirrup
* (anatomy) stapes
    Synonym: (dated) estapédio
    Hypernyms: ossículo, osso
    Coordinate terms: bigorna, martelo

### Further reading

* “estribo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “estribo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈtɾibo/ [esˈt̪ɾi.β̞o]
* Rhymes: -ibo
* Syllabification: es‧tri‧bo

### Etymology 1

Uncertain; probably from a Germanic language. Cognate with Portuguese estribo, Catalan estrep, Occitan estreup, and French étrier.

#### Noun

estribo m (plural estribos)
* (equestrianism) stirrup
    Synonym: estafa
* (anatomy) stapes (bone in the middle ear)
* (geography) spur
    Synonym: espolón
* footrest
    Synonyms: reposapiés, apoyapiés

##### Derived terms

* estribar
* estribillo
* la del estribo
* perder los estribos

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

estribo
* first-person singular present indicative of estribar

### References

* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “estribo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

### Further reading

* “estribo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10