clariana
Catalan
Etymology
Perhaps from an earlier unattested *clarizanda, from a similarly unattested *clarizar (“to become clear”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /klə.ɾiˈa.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kla.ɾiˈa.na/
Noun
clariana f (plural clarianes)
- space, clearing, opening (between clouds, between trees in a wood, etc.)
- 1975, Marià Manent, El vent de Maia:
- D'una clariana dels núvols grisos sortien raigs de sol oblics, a la manera de Gustau Doré.
- From an opening in the grey clouds, oblique rays of sunlight fell in the style of Gustave Doré.
Further reading
- “clariana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.