libélula
See also: libelulă
Galician
Etymology
From Latin lībellula, diminutive form of lībella (“balance”).
Noun
libélula f (plural libélulas)
- dragonfly
Synonyms
- (dragonfly): cabalo do demo, libeliña
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin libellula.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈbɛ.lu.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈbɛ.lu.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /liˈbɛ.lu.lɐ/ [liˈβɛ.lu.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɛlulɐ
- Hyphenation: li‧bé‧lu‧la
Noun
libélula f (plural libélulas)
- dragonfly
- Synonym: libelinha
References
- “libélula” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “libélula” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From New Latin lībellula, diminutive form of Latin lībella (“balance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈbelula/ [liˈβ̞e.lu.la]
- Rhymes: -elula
- Syllabification: li‧bé‧lu‧la
Noun
libélula f (plural libélulas)
- dragonfly
- Synonym: (Canarian) folelé
Related terms
- nivel
Further reading
- “libélula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014