nefelibata

Portuguese

FWOTD – 1 March 2017

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεφελοβάτης (nephelobátēs, one who walks the clouds), from νεφέλη (nephélē, cloud) + -βᾰ́της (-bátēs, walker).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ne.fe.liˈba.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ne.fe.liˈba.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɨ.fɨ.liˈba.tɐ/ [nɨ.fɨ.liˈβa.tɐ]

  • Hyphenation: ne‧fe‧li‧ba‧ta

Noun

nefelibata m or f by sense (plural nefelibatas)

  1. 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)
  2. (literature) writer who does not follow the usual conventions

Adjective

nefelibata m or f (plural nefelibatas)

  1. related to daydreaming
  2. (literature) unconventional; unorthodox

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεφελοβάτης (nephelobátēs, one who walks the clouds), from νεφέλη (nephélē, cloud) + -βᾰ́της (-bátēs, walker).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nefeliˈbata/ [ne.fe.liˈβ̞a.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: ne‧fe‧li‧ba‧ta

Adjective

nefelibata m or f (masculine and feminine plural nefelibatas)

  1. prone to daydreaming
    Synonym: soñador
    • 1907, Rubén Darío, “Epistola”, in El canto errante, page 134:
      Que ando, nefelibata por las nubes… Entiendo. / Que no soy hombre práctico en la vida… ¡Estupendo!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

nefelibata m or f by sense (plural nefelibatas)

  1. daydreamer
    • 1907, Rubén Darío, “Eheu!”, in El canto errante, page 106:
      Nefelibata contento / Creo interpretar / Las confidencias del viento, / La tierra y el mar…
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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