# beira
## English
### Noun

beira (plural beiras or beira)
* A small antelope, Dorcatragus megalotis, found in the Horn of Africa

### Anagrams

* Beria, Baier, Baire, Eibar, erbia, abier

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English beira)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbei̯rɑ/, [ˈbe̞i̯rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eirɑ
* Hyphenation: bei‧ra

### Noun

beira
* beira (small antilope)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of beira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
beirani
beirani
accusative
nom.
beirani
beirani
gen.
beirani
genitive
beirani
beirojeni beiraini $^{rare}$
partitive
beiraani
beirojani
inessive
beirassani
beiroissani
elative
beirastani
beiroistani
illative
beiraani
beiroihini
adessive
beirallani
beiroillani
ablative
beiraltani
beiroiltani
allative
beiralleni
beiroilleni
essive
beiranani
beiroinani
translative
beirakseni
beiroikseni
abessive
beirattani
beiroittani
instructive
comitative
—beiroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
beirasi
beirasi
accusative
nom.
beirasi
beirasi
gen.
beirasi
genitive
beirasi
beirojesi beiraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
beiraasi
beirojasi
inessive
beirassasi
beiroissasi
elative
beirastasi
beiroistasi
illative
beiraasi
beiroihisi
adessive
beirallasi
beiroillasi
ablative
beiraltasi
beiroiltasi
allative
beirallesi
beiroillesi
essive
beiranasi
beiroinasi
translative
beiraksesi
beiroiksesi
abessive
beirattasi
beiroittasi
instructive
comitative
—beiroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
beiramme
beiramme
accusative
nom.
beiramme
beiramme
gen.
beiramme
genitive
beiramme
beirojemme beiraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
beiraamme
beirojamme
inessive
beirassamme
beiroissamme
elative
beirastamme
beiroistamme
illative
beiraamme
beiroihimme
adessive
beirallamme
beiroillamme
ablative
beiraltamme
beiroiltamme
allative
beirallemme
beiroillemme
essive
beiranamme
beiroinamme
translative
beiraksemme
beiroiksemme
abessive
beirattamme
beiroittamme
instructive
comitative
—beiroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
beiranne
beiranne
accusative
nom.
beiranne
beiranne
gen.
beiranne
genitive
beiranne
beirojenne beirainne $^{rare}$
partitive
beiraanne
beirojanne
inessive
beirassanne
beiroissanne
elative
beirastanne
beiroistanne
illative
beiraanne
beiroihinne
adessive
beirallanne
beiroillanne
ablative
beiraltanne
beiroiltanne
allative
beirallenne
beiroillenne
essive
beirananne
beiroinanne
translative
beiraksenne
beiroiksenne
abessive
beirattanne
beiroittanne
instructive
comitative
—beiroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
beiransa
beiransa
accusative
nom.
beiransa
beiransa
gen.
beiransa
genitive
beiransa
beirojensa beirainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
beiraansa
beirojaan beirojansa
inessive
beirassaan beirassansa
beiroissaan beiroissansa
elative
beirastaan beirastansa
beiroistaan beiroistansa
illative
beiraansa
beiroihinsa
adessive
beirallaan beirallansa
beiroillaan beiroillansa
ablative
beiraltaan beiraltansa
beiroiltaan beiroiltansa
allative
beiralleen beirallensa
beiroilleen beiroillensa
essive
beiranaan beiranansa
beiroinaan beiroinansa
translative
beirakseen beiraksensa
beiroikseen beiroiksensa
abessive
beirattaan beirattansa
beiroittaan beiroittansa
instructive
comitative
—beiroineen beiroinensa :

## Galician
### Etymology

Uncertain. From Old Galician-Portuguese beira (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from ribeira, from Latin riparia (with unexplained elision of first syllabe), or rather from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbei̯ɾɐ]

### Noun

beira f (plural beiras)
* border, edge, brim, limit
* rime, eave
    Synonyms: bordo, marxe
** 1404, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 172:It. mando a Diego de Lemos meu primo a cota e bacerete [bacenete] de beyra et todas as outras armas de meu corpoItem, I send Diego de Lemos, my cousin, my armour and helm with visor [forepiece?] and all the other pieces of my body armour
* shore
    Synonyms: beiramar, orela, ribeira
* bank
    Synonym: ribeira

#### Derived terms

* á beira
* beira de
* Beira do Río
* beirado
* beirarrúa
* Beiras
* beiravía
* beiril
* beiramar
* facer as beiras

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “beira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “beira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “beira”, 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), “beira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “beira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈbe(j).ɾa/ [ˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɐj.ɾɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɐj.ɾɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈbej.ɾɐ/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /ˈbej.ɾɐ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈbe.ɾɐ/
* Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
* Homophone: Beira
* Hyphenation: bei‧ra

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese beira, from ribeira.

#### Noun

beira f (plural beiras)
* edge, margin, border
** 2010, Anthemo Roberto Feliciano, Histórias de Marias, Clube de Autores, page 53:Entre o que era e o que seria, o primeiro pensamento que ocorreu ao homem foi: alguém, amigo do alheio, ao encontrar o veículo parado na beira da estrada, sem dono e disponível, achou por bem aliviar o seu proprietário do seu fardo.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

beira
* inflection of beirar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative