vedro

Etymology

Russian ведро́ (vedró).

Noun

vedro (plural vedros or vedroes)

1. A Russian liquid measure, approximately 2.7 imperial gallons.

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Anagrams

• Dover, Dovre, Voder, drove, roved

Noun

vedro n

1. heat (condition or quality of being hot)

Further reading

• vedro in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• vedro in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin veterus, from Latin vetus (“old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛðɾo̝/

Noun

vedro m (plural vedros)

1. communal lands, usually bushland, eventually planted with wheat or rye.
   • 1410, J. García Oro (ed.), Viveiro en los siglos XIV y XV. La Colección Diplomática de Santo Domingo de Viveiro. in "Estudios Mindonienses",page 66:

     todos los bees e herdamentos e arbores e bouças e vedros e herança que ficou de Johan Franco

     every possession, inheritance and trees and uncultivated lands and vedros and heritages of Xoán Franco

2. (archaic) the old times.
   • 1289, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra. Madrid: Ediciones Castilla. page 113:

     asy commo fuy acostumado de vedro

     as it was customary in the old times

Adjective

vedro m (feminine singular vedra, masculine plural vedros, feminine plural vedras)

1. (archaic) old
   • 1273, Miguel Romaní (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). 3 vols. Santiago: Tórculo Edicións (1989, 1989, 1993), page 1158:

     assi conmo e usado de vedro tenpo.

     as it is used since the old times.

References

• “vedro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “vedro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “vedro” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “vedro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): vjȅdro

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vědro.

Noun

vȅdro n (Cyrillic spelling ве̏дро)

1. bucket, pail

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vědro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛdrɔ/

Noun

vedro n (genitive singular vedra, nominative plural vedrá, genitive plural vedier, declension pattern of mesto)

1. bucket

Further reading

• vedro in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vědro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛ̀ːdrɔ/
• Tonal orthography: védro

Noun

vêdro n (genitive vêdra, nominative plural vêdra or védra)

1. bucket