luneta

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French lunette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈnɛ.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛta
  • Syllabification: lu‧ne‧ta

Noun

luneta f (diminutive lunetka)

  1. (optics) spyglass (portable telescope)
  2. (architecture) lunette (crescent-shaped recess or void in the space above a window or door)

Declension

Declension of luneta
singular plural
nominative luneta lunety
genitive lunety lunet
dative lunecie lunetom
accusative lunetę lunety
instrumental lunetą lunetami
locative lunecie lunetach
vocative luneto lunety

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • luneta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • luneta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French lunette.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈne.tɐ/

  • Rhymes: -etɐ
  • Hyphenation: lu‧ne‧ta

Noun

luneta f (plural lunetas)

  1. spyglass (portable telescope)
  2. (in the plural, informal) glasses
    Synonym: óculos

References

  1. ^ “luneta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “luneta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From luna (“moon”) +‎ -eta (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈneta/ [luˈne.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: lu‧ne‧ta

Noun

luneta f (plural lunetas)

  1. lens
    Synonym: lente
  2. box (seating compartment in a theater)
    Synonym: butaca
  3. (architecture) lunette
  4. (candy, Mexico) a lens-shaped colour-varied sugar-coated chocolate confectionery

Further reading

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