geira

Old Norse

Noun

geira

accusative/genitive plural of geirr

Portuguese

Alternative forms

jeira

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒe(j).ɾa/ [ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒe.ɾɐ/

Noun

geira f (plural geiras)

(historical, measure) acre, a notional unit of area equal to the land that could be worked by two oxen or 50 men in one day
(historical, measure) geira, a Portuguese acre, a unit of area equal to about 0.58 hectares

Hyponyms

geira de campo, geira de vinha, geira inteira

Coordinate terms

(unit of area): vara (¹⁄₄₈₄₀ geira), aguilhada (¹⁄₁₂ geira)

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