saetera

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin sagitta

Spanish saeta

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -āria

Spanish -era

Spanish saetera

From saeta (“arrow”) + -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saeˈteɾa/ [sa.eˈt̪e.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: sa‧e‧te‧ra

Noun

saetera f (plural saeteras)

1. arrow hole
2. embrasure

   Synonym: tronera

Further reading

• “saetero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026