"umbral" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /umˈbɾal/, [ũmˈbɾal] Forms: umbrales [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: From earlier lumbral, with a loss of the initial l- due to rebracketing of el lumbral; from Latin līmināris. Influenced by lumbre. Etymology templates: {{rebracketing|es|el lumbral|nocap=1}} rebracketing of el lumbral, {{inh|es|la|līmināris}} Latin līmināris Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} umbral m (plural umbrales)
  1. doorstep; stoop Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-umbral-es-noun-UGzc~cFY Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish rebracketings Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Spanish rebracketings: 59 41
  2. (figurative) threshold Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-umbral-es-noun-SX4i~oVK Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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