solsticio
See also: solstício
Spanish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Spanish solsticio
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin sōlstitium, from sōl + sistō + -ium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /solsˈtiθjo/ [solsˈt̪i.θjo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /solsˈtisjo/ [solsˈt̪i.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iθjo (Spain)
- Rhymes: -isjo (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: sols‧ti‧cio
Noun
solsticio m (plural solsticios)
- solstice
- Coordinate term: equinoccio (“equinox”)
Derived terms
- solsticio hiemal
- solsticio vernal
Descendants
Further reading
- “solsticio”, 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