libélula

See also: libelulă

Galician

Etymology

From Latin lībellula, diminutive form of lībella (“balance”).

Noun

libélula f (plural libélulas)

  1. dragonfly
    Synonyms: 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)

  1. dragonfly
    Synonym: libelinha

References
  1. “libélula” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “libélula” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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)

  1. dragonfly
    Synonym: (Canarian) folelé

Further reading
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