plaina

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐj.nɐ/ [ˈplɐɪ̯.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐj.nɐ/ [ˈplɐɪ̯.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐj.na/ [ˈplɐɪ̯.na]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈplaj.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: plai‧na

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Either from Vulgar Latin *planea, from Latin plāna; from plana, feminine of plano; or a back-formation from aplainar.

Noun

plaina f (plural plainas)

1. plane (tool for smoothing wood)

Derived terms

• aplainar
• plainar

Etymology 2

Adjective

plaina

1. feminine singular of plaino

Etymology 3

Verb

plaina

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