patim
Portuguese, noun/paˈt͡ʃĩ/
patim is spelled P-A-T-I-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 96,549th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patim is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a small landing (level part of a staircase)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of pátio. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “calçado com lâmina para deslizar no gelo”.
What does patim mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea small landing (level part of a staircase)
- 2
masculineskate (boot having wheels or a blade)
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of pátio
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. calçado com lâmina para deslizar no gelo 2. calçado com rodas para deslizar no asfalto
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of patim
- patins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patim?
- Brazil /paˈt͡ʃĩ/
- Portugal /pɐˈtĩ/
- Portugal /pɐ.ˈtĩ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to patim
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is patim in Portuguese?
patim appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).