epitalâmio

Portuguese

Etymology

Latin epithalamium, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion, “bridal song”), neuter form of ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + θάλαμος (thálamos, “inner chamber, wedding chamber”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.taˈlɐ̃.mi.u/ [e.pi.taˈlɐ̃.mɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /e.pi.taˈlɐ̃.mju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.taˈlɐ̃.mi.u/ [e.pi.taˈlɐ̃.mɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /e.pi.taˈlɐ̃.mju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.taˈlɐ.mi.o/ [e.pi.taˈlɐ.mɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /e.pi.taˈlɐ.mjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.pi.tɐˈlɐ.mju/

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

epitalâmio m (plural epitalâmios)

1. epithalamium
2. (Ancient Greece) epithalamium (the wedding song)

Derived terms

• epitalâmico

References

• 1994, Dicionário de Inglês-Português‎^[1] (in Portuguese and English), Plátano Edições Técnicas, →ISBN, page 137:
• 1986, Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira, Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa‎^[2], Editora Nova Fronteira, →ISBN, page 673: