sismo

See also: sísmo and sismo-

Galician

Noun

sismo m (plural sismos)

  1. earthquake

Synonyms

Italian

Noun

sismo m (plural sismi)

  1. alternative form of sisma

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”), from σείω (seíō, “to shake”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsiz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈsiʒ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsiz.mo/

  • Homophone: cismo
  • Hyphenation: sis‧mo

Noun

sismo m (plural sismos)

  1. seism; earthquake (shaking of the earth)
    Synonyms: terramoto, tremor de terra

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Shortened from seísmo, from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”), from σείω (seíō, “to shake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsismo/ [ˈsiz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: sis‧mo

Noun

sismo m (plural sismos)

  1. earthquake
    Synonyms: (Latin America) temblor, terremoto

Derived terms

Further reading

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