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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεφελοβάτης (nephelobátēs, “one who walks the clouds”), from νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -βᾰ́της (-bátēs, “walker”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ne‧fe‧li‧ba‧ta
Noun
nefelibata m or f by sense (plural nefelibatas)
- daydreamer
2012, Fernando Pinto do Amaral, O Segredo de Leonardo Volpi, Leya, →ISBN:Talvez nunca tenhas dado por isso, mas sempre viveste nas nuvens, és o que se chama um nefelibata. Conheces a palavra? – ela soletrou, muito devagar, «nefelibata», e concluiu com um sorriso: – Contratos, documentos, escrituras, tudo […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (literature) writer who does not follow the usual conventions
Adjective
nefelibata m or f (plural nefelibatas)
- related to daydreaming
- (literature) unconventional; unorthodox
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεφελοβάτης (nephelobátēs, “one who walks the clouds”), from νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -βᾰ́της (-bátēs, “walker”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nefeliˈbata/
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: ne‧fe‧li‧ba‧ta
Adjective
nefelibata m or f (masculine and feminine plural nefelibatas)
- prone to daydreaming
- Synonym: soñador
Noun
nefelibata m or f by sense (plural nefelibatas)
- daydreamer
Further reading