obelisco

Interlingua

Noun

obelisco (plural obeliscos)

  1. obelisk

Italian

Etymology

From Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós, “needle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /o.beˈli.sko/
  • Rhymes: -isko
  • Hyphenation: o‧be‧lì‧sco

Noun

obelisco m (plural obelischi)

  1. obelisk

Latin

Noun

obeliscō

  1. dative/ablative singular of obeliscus

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.beˈlis.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.beˈliʃ.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.beˈlis.ko/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.bɨˈliʃ.ku/ [ɔ.βɨˈliʃ.ku]

  • Hyphenation: o‧be‧lis‧co

Noun

obelisco m (plural obeliscos)

  1. obelisk (a tall stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point)

Spanish
obelisco

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obeliscus, from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos).

Noun

obelisco m (plural obeliscos)

  1. obelisk

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