portaobjectes

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry, to hold”) +‎ objectes (“objects”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌpɔr.tə.ubˈʒek.təs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌpɔr.tə.obˈʒɛk.təs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌpɔɾ.ta.obˈd͡ʒɛk.tes]

Noun

portaobjectes m (invariable)

1. microscope slide

Further reading

• “portaobjectes”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007