vitrina

See also: vitrină and Vitrina

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French vitrine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [biˈtɾi.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [viˈtɾi.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [viˈtɾi.na]

Noun

vitrina f (plural vitrines)

1. vitrine, display case, showcase

   Synonym: escaparat

Related terms

• vidre

Further reading

• “vitrina”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈtɾĩ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈtɾĩ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈtɾi.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈtɾi.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈtɾi.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈtɾi.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: vi‧tri‧na

Noun

vitrina f (plural vitrinas)

1. alternative form of vitrine

Romanian

Noun

vitrina f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of vitrină

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vitrine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋitrǐːna/
• Hyphenation: vi‧tri‧na

Noun

vitrína f (Cyrillic spelling витри́на)

1. vitrine
2. showcase
3. display cabinet
4. china cabinet

Declension

Declension of vitrina

	singular	plural
nominative	vitrina	vitrine
genitive	vitrine	vitrina
dative	vitrini	vitrinama
accusative	vitrinu	vitrine
vocative	vitrino	vitrine
locative	vitrini	vitrinama
instrumental	vitrinom	vitrinama

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French vitrine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈtɾina/ [biˈt̪ɾi.na]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: vi‧tri‧na

Noun

vitrina f (plural vitrinas)

1. showcase, vitrine, display cabinet

   Synonyms: escaparate, expositor

   • 1884, Benito Pérez Galdós, chapter XXI, in Tormento, Madrid: La Guirnalda, page 194:

     Dentro de lujosa vitrina, había una linda colección de figurillas mejicanas, tipos populares expresados con verdad y gracia admirable en cera y trapo.

     Inside the luxurious vitrine there was a nice collection of Mexican figurines, popular kinds expressed with admirable truth and grace in wax and cloth.

2. (chiefly Latin America) shop window

   Synonyms: escaparate, vidriera

Further reading

• “vitrina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “vitrina”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010