porcellana

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian porcellana.

Pronunciation

Noun

porcellana f (plural porcellanes)

  1. porcelain
  2. cowrie (gastropod of the family Cypraeidae, known for their glossy hard shells)

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /por.t͡ʃelˈla.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: por‧cel‧là‧na

Etymology 1

Noun

porcellana f (plural porcellane)

  1. porcelain, china

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

porcellana

  1. inflection of porcellanare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Adjective

porcellāna

  1. inflection of porcellānus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

porcellānā

  1. ablative feminine singular of porcellānus

References

  • porcellana in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • porcellana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • porcellana in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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