Pléyades

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pléyades f pl

  1. (Greek mythology) Pleiades

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈpleʝades/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈpleʃades/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈpleʒades/

  • Rhymes: -eʝades
  • Syllabification: Plé‧ya‧des

Proper noun

Pléyades f pl

  1. (Greek mythology) Pleiades
  2. (astronomy) Pleiades