equinócio

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Portuguese

Etymology

PIE word
*nókʷts

From Latin aequinoctium (equinox), from aequus (equal) + nox (night) (ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (night)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.kiˈnɔ.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.kiˈnɔ.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.kiˈnɔ.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.kiˈnɔ.sjo/

  • Hyphenation: e‧qui‧nó‧ci‧o

Noun

equinócio m (plural equinócios)

  1. equinox

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