aríete

See also: ariete, Ariete, and arieté

Portuguese

aríete (sense 1)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arietem (“ram”). Doublet of Áries.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɾi.e.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɾi.e.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɾi.e.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɾi.ɨ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -iet͡ʃi, -iɨtɨ
• Hyphenation: a‧rí‧e‧te

Noun

aríete m (plural aríetes)

2. (historical, military) battering ram (siege engine used for battering down walls and gates)

   Synonym: carneiro

3. (historical, nautical) ram (reinforced section of the bow used for ramming other ships)
4. enforcer; battering ram (modern device used by the emergency services)

Derived terms

adjectives

• arietino

 

nouns

• arietino m

 

verbs

• arietar

 

Further reading

• “aríete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “aríete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024