limiar

Galician
Foulas (poema limiar) (Seafoam splashes - a foreword poem), by Manuel Antonio

Alternative forms
  • lumiar

Etymology

From Latin līminaris, from līmen.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liˈmjaɾ/

Noun

limiar m (plural limiares)

  1. threshold, border, limit
  2. doorstep
    Synonyms: soarego, soleira
  3. foreword
    Synonym: prefacio

References
  • “lumiar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “limiar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “limiar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. umbral.

Portuguese

Noun

limiar m (plural limiares)

  1. threshold, border, limit.

Adverb

limiar (not comparable)

  1. no limiar de: about to.
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