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Galician
Etymology
From Latin igneus (“fiery, hot, on fire, burning; ardent, fervid, vehement”), from ignis (“fire”).
Adjective
ígneo (feminine ígnea, masculine plural ígneos, feminine plural ígneas)
- (geology) igneous
Coordinate terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin igneus (“fiery, hot, on fire, burning; ardent, fervid, vehement”), from ignis (“fire”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈi.ɡi.ne.u/, /ˈi.ɡi.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈi.ɡi.nju/, /ˈiɡ.ne.u/, /ˈiɡ.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈiɡ.nju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈi.ɡi.ne.u/, /ˈi.ɡi.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈi.ɡi.nju/, /ˈiɡ.ne.u/, /ˈiɡ.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈiɡ.nju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈiɡ.ne.o/, /ˈi.ɡi.ne.o/
Adjective
ígneo (feminine ígnea, masculine plural ígneos, feminine plural ígneas)
- fiery (of, or relating to fire)
- fiery (having the colour of fire)
- (geology) igneous (formed from magma)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin igneus (“fiery, hot, on fire, burning; ardent, fervid, vehement”), from ignis (“fire”).
Adjective
ígneo (feminine ígnea, masculine plural ígneos, feminine plural ígneas)
- (geology) igneous
Derived terms
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