horizonte

See also: Horizonte

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin horizōn, horizontem, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn).

Noun

horizonte m (plural horizontes)

1. horizon

Related terms

• horizontal

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin horizōn, horizontem, Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn).

Noun

horizonte m (plural horizontes)

1. horizon

Related terms

• horizontal

Latin

Noun

horizonte

1. ablative singular of horizōn

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin horizontem, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ɾiˈzõ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ɾiˈzõ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ɾiˈzõ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.ɾiˈzõ.tɨ/

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• Hyphenation: ho‧ri‧zon‧te

Noun

horizonte m (plural horizontes)

1. horizon (line that appears to separate Earth from the sky)

Related terms

• horizontal
• horizontalidade

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin horizontem, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /oɾiˈθonte/ [o.ɾiˈθõn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /oɾiˈsonte/ [o.ɾiˈsõn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -onte
• Syllabification: ho‧ri‧zon‧te

Noun

horizonte m (plural horizontes)

1. horizon
   • 1878, Benito Pérez Galdós, Marianela:

     Detúvose, y mirando a todo el círculo del horizonte, parecía impaciente y desasosegado.

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Derived terms

• horizonte de eventos
• horizonte de sucesos

 

Related terms

• horizontal

 

Further reading

• “horizonte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014