Plêiades

See also: Pleiades and pléiades

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈplej.a.d͡ʒis/ [ˈpleɪ̯.a.d͡ʒis]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈplej.a.d͡ʒiʃ/ [ˈpleɪ̯.a.d͡ʒiʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈplej.a.des/ [ˈpleɪ̯.a.des]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈplɐj.ɐ.dɨʃ/ [ˈplɐj.ɐ.ðɨʃ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈplej.ɐ.dɨʃ/ [ˈplej.ɐ.ðɨʃ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈplej.ɐ.dɨʃ/ [ˈplej.ɐ.ðɨʃ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈple.ɐ.dɨʃ/ [ˈple.ɐ.ðɨʃ]

  • Hyphenation: Plêi‧a‧des

Proper noun

Plêiades f pl (plural only)

  1. (Greek mythology) Pleiades (seven sisters, companions of Artemis)
  2. (astronomy) Pleiades (open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus)