luneta

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French lunette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈnɛ.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Syllabification: lu‧ne‧ta

Noun

luneta f (diminutive lunetka)

1. (optics) spyglass (portable telescope)
2. (architecture) lunette (crescent-shaped recess or void in the space above a window or door)

Declension

Declension of luneta

	singular	plural
nominative	luneta	lunety
genitive	lunety	lunet
dative	lunecie	lunetom
accusative	lunetę	lunety
instrumental	lunetą	lunetami
locative	lunecie	lunetach
vocative	luneto	lunety

Derived terms

adjective

• lunetowy

 

Further reading

• luneta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• luneta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French lunette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈne.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -etɐ
• Hyphenation: lu‧ne‧ta

Noun

luneta f (plural lunetas)

1. spyglass (portable telescope)

Spanish

Etymology

From luna (“moon”) +‎ -eta (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈneta/ [luˈne.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: lu‧ne‧ta

Noun

luneta f (plural lunetas)

1. lens

   Synonym: lente

2. box (seating compartment in a theater)

   Synonym: butaca

3. (architecture) lunette
4. (candy, Mexico) a lens-shaped colour-varied sugar-coated chocolate confectionery

Further reading

• “luneta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014