miniatura

See also: miniatüra and miniaturą

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mi.ni.əˈtu.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mi.ni.aˈtu.ɾa]

Noun

miniatura f (plural miniatures)

1. miniature
2. (computing) thumbnail

Derived terms

• miniaturitzar

Further reading

• “miniatura” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “miniatura”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “miniatura” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “miniatura” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Latin minium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪnɪjatura]

Noun

miniatura f

1. miniature (a small version of something; a model of reduced scale)
2. miniature (a small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature)

Declension

Declension of miniatura (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	miniatura	miniatury
genitive	miniatury	miniatur
dative	miniatuře	miniaturám
accusative	miniaturu	miniatury
vocative	miniaturo	miniatury
locative	miniatuře	miniaturách
instrumental	miniaturou	miniaturami

Further reading

• “miniatura”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “miniatura”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Galician

Etymology

From Italian miniatura.

Noun

miniatura f (plural miniaturas)

1. miniature (a small version of something; a model of reduced scale)
2. miniature (painting or model)
3. (computing) thumbnail

Further reading

• “miniatura”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Etymology

Form miniare +‎ -tura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.njaˈtu.ra/
• Rhymes: -ura
• Hyphenation: mi‧nia‧tù‧ra

Noun

miniatura f (plural miniature)

1. miniature (painting or model)
2. (computing) thumbnail (a miniature preview of a larger image)

   Synonym: anteprima

Further reading

• miniatura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• mauritani, umanitari

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian miniatura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ɲaˈtu.ra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ura
• Syllabification: mi‧nia‧tu‧ra

Noun

miniatura f (diminutive miniaturka, related adjective miniaturowy)

1. miniature (model of reduced scale)
2. miniature (manuscript illustration)
3. (painting) portrait miniature (miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel)
4. (film, literature, music, theater) miniature (composition which is short in duration)
5. (computing) thumbnail (small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image)

Declension

Declension of miniatura

	singular	plural
nominative	miniatura	miniatury
genitive	miniatury	miniatur
dative	miniaturze	miniaturom
accusative	miniaturę	miniatury
instrumental	miniaturą	miniaturami
locative	miniaturze	miniaturach
vocative	miniaturo	miniatury

Related terms

adverbs

• miniaturowo

 

nouns

• miniaturowość

 

Further reading

• miniatura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• miniatura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian miniatura.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ni.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [mi.nɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /mi.njaˈtu.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ni.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [mi.nɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /mi.njaˈtu.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ni.aˈtu.ɾa/ [mi.nɪ.aˈtu.ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /mi.njaˈtu.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.njɐˈtu.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧a‧tu‧ra

Noun

miniatura f (plural miniaturas)

1. miniature (small version of something)
2. miniature (painting or model)
3. (computing) thumbnail

Further reading

• “miniatura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Romanian

Etymology

From miniatură.

Verb

a miniatura (third-person singular present miniaturizează, past participle miniaturat) 1st conj.

1. to paint a miniature

Conjugation

    conjugation of miniatura (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a miniatura
gerund			miniaturând
past participle			miniaturat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	miniaturez	miniaturezi	miniaturează	miniaturăm	miniaturați	miniaturează
	imperfect	miniaturam	miniaturai	miniatura	miniaturam	miniaturați	miniaturau
	simple perfect	miniaturai	miniaturași	miniatură	miniaturarăm	miniaturarăți	miniaturară
	pluperfect	miniaturasem	miniaturaseși	miniaturase	miniaturaserăm	miniaturaserăți	miniaturaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să miniaturez	să miniaturezi	să miniatureze	să miniaturăm	să miniaturați	să miniatureze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		miniaturează			miniaturați
	negative		nu miniatura			nu miniaturați

References

• miniatura in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian miniatura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /minjaˈtuɾa/ [mi.njaˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: mi‧nia‧tu‧ra

Noun

miniatura f (plural miniaturas)

1. miniature (a small version of something; a model of reduced scale)
2. miniature (painting or model)
3. (computing) thumbnail

Derived terms

• en miniatura
• miniaturizar

 

Further reading

• “miniatura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28