lanternim

Portuguese

Etymology

Either from lanterna +‎ -im or an alteration of lanternino, from Italian lanternino.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.teʁˈnĩ/ [lɐ̃.teɦˈnĩ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.teʁˈnĩ/ [lɐ̃.teɦˈnĩ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.teɾˈnĩ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.teʁˈnĩ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.teɻˈnĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.tɨɾˈnĩ/

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: lan‧ter‧nim

Noun

lanternim m (plural lanternins)

1. diminutive of lanterna
2. louver (turret for ventilation and light on mediaeval buildings)

   Synonym: lanternino

Further reading

• “lanternim”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “lanternim”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025