naftalina
Catalan
Etymology
Internationalism, from French naphtaline.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [nəf.təˈli.nə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [naf.taˈli.na]
Audio (Barcelona): (file) - Rhymes: -ina
Noun
naftalina f (plural naftalines)
Italian
Etymology
Internationalism, from French naphtaline.
Noun
naftalina f (plural naftaline)
- alternative form of naftalene
Usage notes
- This is the word used in a non-scientific environment, especially for the mothproofing agent.
Portuguese
Etymology
Internationalism, from French naphtaline. By surface analysis, nafta + -l- + -ina.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /naf.taˈlĩ.nɐ/, /na.fi.taˈlĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /naf.taˈli.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐ.ftɐˈli.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: naf‧ta‧li‧na
Noun
naftalina f (plural naftalinas)
- (organic chemistry) naphthalene
- Synonym: naftaleno
Further reading
- “naftalina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “naftalina”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “naftalina”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “naftalina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Internationalism, from French naphtaline. By surface analysis, nafta + -l- + -ina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naftaˈlina/ [naf.t̪aˈli.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: naf‧ta‧li‧na
Noun
naftalina f (plural naftalinas)
- (organic chemistry) naphthalene
- Synonym: naftaleno
Further reading
- “naftalina”, 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