lanterninha

Portuguese

Etymology

From lanterna +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.ɲɐ/ [lɐ̃.tɛɦˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.tɛɾˈnĩ.ɲɐ/ [lɐ̃.tɛɾˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.ɲɐ/ [lɐ̃.tɛʁˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.tɛɻˈnĩ.ɲɐ/ [lɐ̃.tɛɻˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.tɛʁˈni.ɲa/ [lɐ̃.tɛɦˈni.ɲa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.tɛɾˈni.ɲɐ/, /lɐ̃.tɨɾˈni.ɲɐ/

Rhymes: -iɲɐ, (Brazil) -ĩɲɐ
Hyphenation: lan‧ter‧ni‧nha

Noun

lanterninha f (plural lanterninhas)

diminutive of lanterna

lanterninha m or f by sense (plural lanterninhas) (Brazil)

(soccer, slang) the last-placed team in a championship
(by extension) the last-placed in any contest or ranking
an usher (person who escorts people to their seats), especially in cinemas and theaters

Synonyms

(diminutive): lanternazinha
(last-placed): último colocado, lanterna (Brazil), lanterna-vermelha (Portugal)
(usher): arrumador, vaga-lume (Brazil)

Antonyms

(last-placed): primeiro colocado

Further reading

“lanterninha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026