linterna

Italian

Etymology

Vowel reduced variant of Italian lanterna (“lantern”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /linˈtɛr.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrna
  • Hyphenation: lin‧tèr‧na

Noun

linterna f (plural linterne) (Rome, obsolete)

  1. alternative form of lanterna (“lantern”)
  2. synonym of occhio (“eye”)

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek λᾰ́μπω (lắmpō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr
Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr)
Ancient Greek λᾰμπτήρ (lămptḗr)bor.
▲
Latin lucernainflu.
Latin lanternalbor.
Old Spanish lanterna
▲
Spanish internoinflu.
Spanish linterna

    Inherited from Old Spanish lanterna, a learned borrowing from Latin lanterna. The change of the first vowel is explained by influence from interna (“internal”) due to light coming out of the inside of a lantern.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /linˈteɾna/ [lĩn̪ˈt̪eɾ.na]
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    • Rhymes: -eɾna
    • Syllabification: lin‧ter‧na

    Noun

    linterna f (plural linternas)

    1. lantern
      Synonym: farol
    2. flashlight, torch
      Synonym: lámpara

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “linterna”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 663

    Further reading

    Tagalog

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek λᾰ́μπω (lắmpō)
    Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
    Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr
    Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr)
    Ancient Greek λᾰμπτήρ (lămptḗr)bor.
    ▲
    Latin lucernainflu.
    Latin lanternalbor.
    Old Spanish lanterna
    ▲
    Spanish internoinflu.
    Spanish linternabor.
    Tagalog linterna

      Borrowed from Spanish linterna, from Old Spanish lanterna, influenced by interno.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /linˈteɾna/ [lɪn̪ˈt̪ɛɾ.n̪ɐ]
      • Rhymes: -eɾna
      • Syllabification: lin‧ter‧na

      Noun

      linterna (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜈ)

      1. lantern
        Synonym: (obsolete) paritaan

      See also

      Further reading

      • “linterna”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
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