hélice

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French

Hélice (propeller).
Hélice (geometry, helix).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin helix, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix).

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /e.lis/
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Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

  1. helix (blade)
  2. propeller
  3. (geometry) helix
  4. (chemistry) helix

Further reading

Galician

Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

  1. helix

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: hé‧li‧ce

Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

  1. a rotating propeller, such as a ship’s screw or a helicopter’s rotor

Noun

hélice m (plural hélices)

  1. Alternative form of hélix

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin helīcem, from Ancient Greek ἕλῑξ (hélīx, “spiral”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈeliθe/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈelise/
  • Rhymes: -eliθe
  • Rhymes: -elise
  • Syllabification: hé‧li‧ce

Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

  1. helix
  2. (geometry, anatomy) helix
  3. propellor

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: elise (“propeller”)
  • → Tagalog: elise (“propeller”)

Further reading

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