linterna
Italian
Etymology
Vowel reduced variant of Italian lanterna (“lantern”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /linˈtɛr.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛrna
- Hyphenation: lin‧tèr‧na
Noun
linterna f (plural linterne)
- (Romanesco, obsolete) alternative form of lanterna (“lantern”)
- (Romanesco, obsolete) synonym of occhio (“eye”)
Spanish
Etymology
From archaic lanterna, from Latin lanterna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /linˈteɾna/ [lĩn̪ˈt̪eɾ.na]
Audio (Colombia): (file) Audio (Peru): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾna
- Syllabification: lin‧ter‧na
Noun
linterna f (plural linternas)
- lantern
- Synonym: farol
- flashlight, torch
- Synonym: lámpara
Derived terms
Further reading
- “linterna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025