plataforma

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French plate-forme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [plə.təˈfor.mə], [plə.təˈfɔr.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [plə.təˈfor.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pla.taˈfoɾ.ma]

Noun

plataforma f (plural plataformes)

1. platform
2. (figurative) platform, program

Derived terms

• calçat de plataforma
• plataforma continental
• plataforma de gel
• plataforma de llançament
• videojoc de plataformes

 

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From French plate-forme (“platform”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pla.taˈfɔʁ.mɐ/ [pla.taˈfɔɦ.mɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pla.taˈfɔʁ.mɐ/ [pla.taˈfɔɦ.mɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pla.taˈfɔɾ.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pla.taˈfɔʁ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pla.taˈfɔɻ.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /plɐ.tɐˈfɔɾ.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: pla‧ta‧for‧ma

Noun

plataforma f (plural plataformas)

1. platform (raised structure)
2. platform (structure for passengers)
3. (computing) platform (environment for running software)
4. a ramp for launching missiles or rockets
5. oil platform

Synonyms

• (structure for passengers): área de embarque e desembarque
• (computer platform): ambiente, sistema
• (oil platform): plataforma petrolífera

Derived terms

• plataforma continental
• plataforma petrolífera

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French plate-forme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plataˈfoɾma/ [pla.t̪aˈfoɾ.ma]
• Rhymes: -oɾma
• Syllabification: pla‧ta‧for‧ma

Noun

plataforma f (plural plataformas)

1. platform (a raised stage used for speeches and performances)
2. platform (a place or opportunity to express one's opinions)
3. (computing) platform (a particular type of operating system or environment)

Derived terms

• plataforma continental
• plataforma de hielo flotante
• plataforma de lanzamiento

 

Further reading

• “plataforma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28