flama

See also: flamă

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin flamma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfla.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfla.ma]

Noun

flama f (plural flames)

1. flame

Related terms

• inflamar

Further reading

• “flama” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fla.ma/
• Homophones: flamas, flamât

Verb

flama

1. third-person singular past historic of flamer

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin flamma. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French flame.

Noun

flama f (oblique plural flamas, nominative singular flama, nominative plural flamas)

1. flame (visible part of fire)

Descendants

• Catalan: flama
• Occitan: flamba, flama

See also

• foc

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “flamma”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume
  , page 599

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flamma. Doublet of chama.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ama

Noun

flama f (plural flamas)

1. (poetic) flame (visible part of fire)

   Synonyms: chama, labareda

2. (figuratively) liveliness, ardor

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin flamma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflama/ [ˈfla.ma]

Noun

flama f (plural flamas)

1. flame (visible part of fire)

   Synonym: llama

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001