ínterim

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin interim (“meanwhile”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.te.ɾĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.tɨ.ɾĩ/

• Rhymes: -ĩteɾĩ, -ĩtɨɾĩ
• Hyphenation: ín‧te‧rim

Noun

ínterim m (plural ínterins)

1. interim, interlude

   Synonyms: intervalo, interlúdio, pausa, hiato

Adverb

ínterim

1. in between, meanwhile

   Synonym: entrementes

Further reading

• “ínterim”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “ínterim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinteɾim/ [ˈĩn̪.t̪e.ɾĩm]
• Rhymes: -inteɾim
• Syllabification: ín‧te‧rim

Noun

ínterim m (plural ínterims)

1. (proscribed) alternative form of ínterin

Further reading

• “ínterin”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española]; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2023, →ISBN