glifo

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Italian

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glifi Maya – Mayan glyphs

Etymology

Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”), from γλύφω (glúphō, “I carve, engrave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡli.fo/
  • Rhymes: -ifo
  • Hyphenation: glì‧fo

Noun

glifo m (plural glifi)

  1. (architecture) an ornament consisting of a hollow
  2. a figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea; glyph
    1. one of various figures used in Mayan writing; glyph
  3. in esoteric texts, a sign representing alchemical concepts, letters of secret alphabets, or astrological symbols

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ifu
  • Hyphenation: gli‧fo

Noun

glifo m (plural glifos)

  1. glyph (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea)

References

  1. ^ “glifo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “glifo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
  3. ^ “glifo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlifo/
  • Rhymes: -ifo
  • Syllabification: gli‧fo

Noun

glifo m (plural glifos)

  1. glyph

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