pálpebra

See also: palpebra

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin palpebra. Doublet of perfeba. Cognate with Portuguese pálpebra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpalpebɾa/ [ˈpɑl.pe.β̞ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -alpebɾa
• Hyphenation: pál‧pe‧bra

Noun

pálpebra f (plural pálpebras)

1. eyelid (mobile membrane that covers and protects the visible part of the eye)

   Synonym: capela do ollo

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “palpebra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pálpebra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pálpebra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “pálpebra”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “pálpebra”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin palpō

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰromder.

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder.?

Proto-Italic *ðrā

Latin -bra

Latin palpebralbor.

Portuguese pálpebra

Learned borrowing from Latin palpebra.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaw.pe.bɾɐ/ [ˈpaʊ̯.pe.bɾɐ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpal.pɨ.bɾɐ/ [ˈpaɫ.pɨ.βɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpal.pɨ.bɾɐ/ [ˈpaɫ.pɨ.βɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpal.pɨ.bɾɐ/ [ˈpaɫ.pɨ.bɾɐ]

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• Rhymes: -awpebɾɐ, -alpɨbɾɐ
• Hyphenation: pál‧pe‧bra

Noun

pálpebra f (plural pálpebras)

1. eyelid (a thin skin membrane which moves over an eye)

Further reading

• “pálpebra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pálpebra”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “pálpebra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026