Lumiar
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin līmināris (“of or relating to the threshold”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /lu.miˈaʁ/ [lu.mɪˈah], (faster pronunciation) /luˈmjaʁ/ [luˈmjah]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /lu.miˈaɾ/ [lu.mɪˈaɾ], (faster pronunciation) /luˈmjaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /lu.miˈaʁ/ [lu.mɪˈaχ], (faster pronunciation) /luˈmjaʁ/ [luˈmjaχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /lu.miˈaɻ/ [lu.mɪˈaɻ], (faster pronunciation) /luˈmjaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /luˈmjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /luˈmja.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: Lu‧mi‧ar
Proper noun
Lumiar m
- a civil parish and neighborhood of Lisbon, Portugal
Usage notes
- Lumiar is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Derived terms
- Luminares
See also
Further reading
- “Lumiar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025