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Umbral

Umbral

See also: umbral

Portuguese

Proper noun

Umbral m

  1. (spiritualism) A place of suffering for spirits, similar to ****.

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umbral

See also: Umbral

English

Adjective

umbral ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an umbra.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish umbral ‎(“doorstep, threshold”), from earlier lumbral, from Latin limināris.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ũ.ˈbɾaɫ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ũ.ˈbɾaw/
  • Hyphenation: um‧bral

Noun

umbral m (plural umbrais)

  1. doorjamb, threshold

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Spanish

Noun

umbral m ‎(plural umbrales)

  1. doorstep; threshold; stoop

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