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Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
miniatura f (plural miniatures)
- miniature
- (computing) thumbnail
Derived terms
Further reading
- “miniatura”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , 2007 April
- “miniatura”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “miniatura” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “miniatura” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Etymology
Derived from Latin minium.
Pronunciation
Noun
miniatura f
- miniature (a small version of something; a model of reduced scale)
- miniature (a small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature)
Declension
Declension of miniatura (hard feminine)
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From Italian miniatura.
Noun
miniatura f (plural miniaturas)
- miniature (a small version of something; a model of reduced scale)
- miniature (painting or model)
- (computing) thumbnail
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Form miniare + -tura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.njaˈtu.ra/
- Rhymes: -ura
- Hyphenation: mi‧nia‧tù‧ra
Noun
miniatura f (plural miniature)
- miniature (painting or model)
- (computing) thumbnail (a miniature preview of a larger image)
- Synonym: anteprima
Further reading
- miniatura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian miniatura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.ɲaˈtu.ra/
- Rhymes: -ura
- Syllabification: mi‧nia‧tu‧ra
Noun
miniatura f (diminutive miniaturka, related adjective miniaturowy)
- miniature (model of reduced scale)
- miniature (manuscript illustration)
- (painting) portrait miniature (miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel)
- (film, literature, music, theater) miniature (composition which is short in duration)
- (computing) thumbnail (small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image)
Declension
Further reading
- miniatura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- miniatura in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian miniatura.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ni.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /mi.njaˈtu.ɾɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ni.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /mi.njaˈtu.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ni.aˈtu.ɾa/ , (faster pronunciation) /mi.njaˈtu.ɾa/
- Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧a‧tu‧ra
Noun
miniatura f (plural miniaturas)
- miniature (small version of something)
- miniature (painting or model)
- (computing) thumbnail
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
From miniatură.
Verb
a miniatura (third-person singular present miniaturizează, past participle miniaturat) 1st conjugation
- to paint a miniature
Conjugation
References
- miniatura in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian miniatura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /minjaˈtuɾa/
- Rhymes: -uɾa
- Syllabification: mi‧nia‧tu‧ra
Noun
miniatura f (plural miniaturas)
- miniature (a small version of something; a model of reduced scale)
- miniature (painting or model)
- (computing) thumbnail
Derived terms
Further reading