subliminar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• subliminal

Etymology

From sub- (“under, below”) + Latin līmen (“threshold”) (genitive līminis) + -ar (“adjective”), a calque of English subliminal.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.bli.miˈna(ʁ)/ [su.bli.miˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.bli.miˈna(ʁ)/ [su.bli.miˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /su.bli.miˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /su.bli.miˈna(ʁ)/ [su.bli.miˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.bli.miˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.bli.miˈnaɾ/ [su.βli.miˈnaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.bli.miˈnaɾ/ [su.βli.miˈnaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.bli.miˈna.ɾi/ [su.βli.miˈna.ɾi]

Adjective

subliminar m or f (plural subliminares)

1. subliminal (all senses)

Derived terms

• mensagem subliminar
• subliminaridade
• subliminarmente

 

Further reading

• “subliminar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024