planador

Catalan

Etymology

From planar +‎ -dor.

Noun

planador m (plural planadors)

1. glider, sailplane (any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight)

   Synonym: veler

Further reading

• “planador”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Galician

Etymology

From planar +‎ -dor.

Noun

planador m (plural planadores)

1. glider, sailplane (any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight)

Further reading

• “planador”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

From planar (“to glide”) +‎ -dor (“-er”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pla.naˈdoʁ/ [pla.naˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pla.naˈdoʁ/ [pla.naˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pla.naˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pla.naˈdoʁ/ [pla.naˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pla.naˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /plɐ.nɐˈdoɾ/ [plɐ.nɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /plɐ.nɐˈdoɾ/ [plɐ.nɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /plɐ.nɐˈdo.ɾi/ [plɐ.nɐˈðo.ɾi]

Noun

planador m (plural planadores)

1. glider, sailplane (any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight)

Further reading

• “planador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024