Pléyades

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpleʝades/ [ˈple.ʝa.ð̞es]
  • Rhymes: -eʝades
  • Syllabification: Plé‧ya‧des

Proper noun

Pléyades f pl

  1. (Greek mythology) Pleiades

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈpleʝades/ [ˈple.ʝa.ð̞es] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpleʃades/ [ˈple.ʃa.ð̞es] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpleʒades/ [ˈple.ʒa.ð̞es] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eʝades
  • Syllabification: Plé‧ya‧des

Proper noun

Pléyades f pl (plural only)

  1. (Greek mythology) Pleiades
  2. (astronomy) Pleiades