hemiciclo
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin hemicyclium, from Ancient Greek. Compare French hémicycle. By surface analysis, hemi- + ciclo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.miˈsi.klu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.miˈsi.klo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɛ.miˈsi.klu/, /i.miˈsi.klu/
- Rhymes: -iklu
- Hyphenation: he‧mi‧ci‧clo
Noun
hemiciclo m (plural hemiciclos)
- semicircle, hemicycle
- (politics) floor (the part of the house assigned to the members of a parliament)
Further reading
- “hemiciclo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “hemiciclo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “hemiciclo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “hemiciclo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “hemiciclo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “hemiciclo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French hémicycle, from Latin hemicyclĭum, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (hēmĭkŭ́klĭon). By surface analysis, hemi- + ciclo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /emiˈθiklo/ [e.miˈθi.klo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /emiˈsiklo/ [e.miˈsi.klo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iklo
- Syllabification: he‧mi‧ci‧clo
Noun
hemiciclo m (plural hemiciclos)
Further reading
- “hemiciclo”, 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