cavername

Portuguese

Etymology

From caverna (“rib”) +‎ -ame.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.veʁˈnɐ̃.mi/ [ka.veɦˈnɐ̃.mi]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ka.veɾˈnɐ̃.mi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.veʁˈnɐ̃.mi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.veɻˈnɐ.me/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɨɾˈnɐ.mɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.bɨɾˈna.mɨ/ [kɐ.βɨɾˈna.mɨ]

Hyphenation: ca‧ver‧na‧me

Noun

cavername m (plural cavernames)

(nautical) ribs, framework (set of ship's ribs)
(informal) skeleton

References

“cavername” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“cavername” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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