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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese cimento (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin caementum. Doublet of cemento.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /θiˈmento/
- IPA(key): (seseo) /siˈmento/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Hyphenation: ci‧men‧to
Noun
cimento m (plural cimentos)
- (usually in the plural) foundation
- Synonym: alicerce
- base, basis
- Synonyms: alicerce, fundamento
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cimento”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cimento”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cimento”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cimento”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cimento”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈmen.to/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Hyphenation: ci‧mén‧to
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin caementum.
Noun
cimento m (plural cimenti)
- mixture or concoction used by goldsmiths to purify or assay precious metals
- (figurative) trial (risky undertaking)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cimento
- first-person singular present indicative of cimentare
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ẽtu
- Hyphenation: ci‧men‧to
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese cimento, from Latin caementum. Doublet of cemento. Cognate of Spanish cimiento.
Noun
cimento m (plural cimentos)
- cement (powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water)
- cement (paste-like substance used in construction)
- cement (any material with strong adhesive properties)
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cimento
- first-person singular present indicative of cimentar
Spanish
Verb
cimento
- first-person singular present indicative of cimentar