Portuguese

janela

Alternative forms

• jinela (regional), jinella (obsolete), ginela (obsolete)
• janella (obsolete)
• genela (obsolete), genella (obsolete), jenella (obsolete), jenela (obsolete)

Noun

janela f (plural janelas)

1. window
   • 1902, Fernando Pessoa, “Quando ela passa”:

     Quando eu me sento à janela / P'los vidros qu'a neve embaça / Vejo a doce imagem d'ela / Quando passa… passa… passa…

     When I sit at the window / I see through the panes clouded by snow / The sweet image of her / When (she) passes… passes… passes…

   Começou a chover! Fecha as janelas!

   It started raining! Shut the windows!

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:janela.

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Verb

janela

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of janelar

   Ele janela.

   He stands by the window.

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of janelar

   Tu aí, janela sozinho.

   You there, stand by the window by yourself.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:janelar.

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Etymology

From Portuguese janela ‎(“window”), from Vulgar Latin *januella ‎(“window”), diminutive of the word jānua, alternative spelling of Latin iānua ‎(“door”).

Noun

janela

1. window

   Livru sira hanesan janela nakloke ba mundu.

   Books are open windows to the world.