esfera

From Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”).

• IPA^(key): /esˈfeɾa/ [esˈfe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: es‧fe‧ra

esfera f (plural esferes)

1. sphere

• esféricu

• “esfera” in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). →ISBN.

From Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈfe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈfe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa

esfera f (plural esferes)

1. sphere

• esferoide
• -sfera

• esfèric
• hemisferi

• “esfera”, 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
• “esfera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “esfera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “esfera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”).

esfera f (plural esferas)

1. sphere

• esférico

• “esfera”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

• esphera (obsolete)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”).

• Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧fe‧ra

esfera f (plural esferas)

1. (mathematics) sphere (regular three-dimensional object)
2. sphere, domain (region in which something or someone is active)

• “esfera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”).

• IPA^(key): /esˈfeɾa/ [esˈfe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: es‧fe‧ra

esfera f (plural esferas)

1. (geometry) sphere
2. (figuratively) sphere, area, realm
3. clock face

• “esfera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024