velocidad
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vēlōcitātem. By surface analysis, veloz + -idad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /beloθiˈdad/ [be.lo.θiˈð̞að̞]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /belosiˈdad/ [be.lo.siˈð̞að̞]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: ve‧lo‧ci‧dad
Usage notes
- In Mexico, when used colloquially referring to a particular interlocking of gears, and while talking to the driver, the noun "velocidad" (or "marcha") is frequently omitted, as its meaning is understood by driver:
- ¿En qué lo traes? ― which gear have you set? (literally, “on what are you running it [the car]?”)
- (Lo traigo) en quinta ― fifth gear (literally, “in fifth”)
Derived terms
- caja de velocidades
- cambio de velocidades
- en doble pequeña velocidad
- en gran velocidad
- en pequeña velocidad
- patinaje de velocidad
- radar de velocidad
- tren de gran velocidad
- velocidad angular
- velocidad de crucero
- velocidad de escape
- velocidad de la luz
- velocidad del sonido
Further reading
- “velocidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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