epitalâmio

Portuguese

Etymology

Latin epithalamium, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion, “bridal song”), neuter form of ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + θάλαμος (thálamos, “inner chamber, wedding chamber”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.pi.taˈlɐ̃.mi.u/ [e.pi.taˈlɐ̃.mɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /e.pi.taˈlɐ̃.mju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.pi.taˈlɐ.mi.o/ [e.pi.taˈlɐ.mɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /e.pi.taˈlɐ.mjo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.pi.tɐˈlɐ.mju/

  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

epitalâmio m (plural epitalâmios)

  1. epithalamium
  2. (Ancient Greece) epithalamium (the wedding song)

Derived terms

  • epitalâmico

References

  • 1994, Dicionário de Inglês-Português‎[1] (in Portuguese and English), Plátano Edições Técnicas, →ISBN, page 137:
  • 1986, Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira, Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa‎[2], Editora Nova Fronteira, →ISBN, page 673:
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