elemento

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Etymology

Ultimately from Latin elementum (element; basic principle, rudiment). Compare Russian элемент (element), Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian elemento, German Element, French élément, Polish element, Yiddish עלעמענט (element).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eleˈmento/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧men‧to

Noun

elemento (accusative singular elementon, plural elementoj, accusative plural elementojn)

  1. (algebra, chemistry, linguistics) element (piece of a larger whole)

Derived terms

See also

  • -ero (particle (of something))

Galician

Etymology

From Latin elementum.

Pronunciation

Noun

elemento m (plural elementos)

  1. element, component
  2. chemical element
  3. force of nature

Ido

Noun

elemento (plural elementi)

  1. element

Italian

Etymology

From Latin elementum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.leˈmen.to/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧mén‧to

Noun

elemento m (plural elementi)

  1. element
    Synonym: termine

Latin

Noun

elementō

  1. dative/ablative singular of elementum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elementum.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (most dialects) -ẽtu, (Southern Brazil) -ẽto
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧men‧to

Noun

elemento m (plural elementos)

  1. element (one of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based)
  2. (chemistry) element (a chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom)
  3. element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elementum.

Pronunciation

Noun

elemento m (plural elementos)

  1. element (part of which something consists)
  2. (philosophy) element (one of four building block of matter)
  3. element (group of people with a common characteristic)
  4. individual (person considered alone)
  5. element (component in electrical equiment)
  6. (chemistry) element (one of the simplest chemical substances)
  7. (in the plural) element (atmospheric forces)
  8. element (place or state that something is best suited for)

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish elemento.

Pronunciation

Noun

elemento (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. (chemistry) element
    Synonym: mulangkap
  2. component; basic part
    Synonyms: sangkap, bahagi
  3. natural environment
  4. forces of nature
    Synonym: kalikasan
  5. (parapsychology) paranormal being

Further reading

  • elemento”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018