"nefelibata" meaning in Portuguese

See nefelibata in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ne.fe.liˈba.tɐ/ [Brazil], /ne.fe.liˈba.tɐ/ [Brazil], /ne.fe.liˈba.ta/ [Southern-Brazil], /nɨ.fɨ.liˈba.tɐ/ [Portugal], [nɨ.fɨ.liˈβa.tɐ] [Portugal] Forms: nefelibatas [plural], nefelíbata [alternative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεφελοβάτης (nephelobátēs, “one who walks the clouds”), from νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -βᾰ́της (-bắtēs, “walker”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|grc|νεφελοβάτης|t=one who walks the clouds}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεφελοβάτης (nephelobátēs, “one who walks the clouds”), {{affix|grc|νεφέλη|-βᾰ́της|gloss1=cloud|gloss2=walker|nocat=1}} νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -βᾰ́της (-bắtēs, “walker”) Head templates: {{pt-adj}} nefelibata m or f (plural nefelibatas)
  1. related to daydreaming Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-nefelibata-pt-adj-vLh9V31m Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 13 36 37 14
  2. (literature) unconventional; unorthodox Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Literature, Thinking
    Sense id: en-nefelibata-pt-adj-toId6Yl0 Disambiguation of Thinking: 11 54 31 4 Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 13 36 37 14 Topics: literature, media, publishing

Noun

IPA: /ne.fe.liˈba.tɐ/ [Brazil], /ne.fe.liˈba.tɐ/ [Brazil], /ne.fe.liˈba.ta/ [Southern-Brazil], /nɨ.fɨ.liˈba.tɐ/ [Portugal], [nɨ.fɨ.liˈβa.tɐ] [Portugal] Forms: nefelibatas [plural], nefelíbata [alternative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεφελοβάτης (nephelobátēs, “one who walks the clouds”), from νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -βᾰ́της (-bắtēs, “walker”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|grc|νεφελοβάτης|t=one who walks the clouds}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεφελοβάτης (nephelobátēs, “one who walks the clouds”), {{affix|grc|νεφέλη|-βᾰ́της|gloss1=cloud|gloss2=walker|nocat=1}} νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -βᾰ́της (-bắtēs, “walker”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} nefelibata m or f by sense (plural nefelibatas)
  1. daydreamer Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-nefelibata-pt-noun-gB4EyBiq Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender, Portuguese terms with varying stress Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 23 24 35 18 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 13 36 37 14 Disambiguation of Portuguese terms with varying stress: 20 19 38 24
  2. (literature) writer who does not follow the usual conventions Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-nefelibata-pt-noun-A4JvgqEF Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 9 5 58 11 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 8 5 59 11 5 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 10 20 56 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 13 36 37 14 Topics: literature, media, publishing

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      "ipa": "/nɨ.fɨ.liˈba.tɐ/",
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        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɨ.fɨ.liˈβa.tɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nefelibata"
}

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