naftalina

Catalan

Etymology

Internationalism, from French naphtaline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [nəf.təˈli.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [naf.taˈli.na]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -ina

Noun

naftalina f (plural naftalines)

1. (organic chemistry) naphthalene

Italian

Etymology

Internationalism, from French naphtaline.

Noun

naftalina f (plural naftaline)

1. 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/

• (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)

1. (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)

1. (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