lâmpada

See also: lampada and lámpada

Portuguese

lâmpada

Etymology

From Old Portuguese lampada, borrowed from Late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “lamp or flambeau”), from Ancient Greek λάμπω (lámpō, “to shine”). Compare the inherited Old Portuguese form lampaa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃.pa.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃.pa.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃.pa.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃.pɐ.dɐ/ [ˈlɐ̃.pɐ.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: lâm‧pa‧da

Noun

lâmpada f (plural lâmpadas)

1. lightbulb
2. light (source of illumination)
3. spotlight (bright lamp)