Wiktionary

cimento

See also: çimento, cimentó, and cimentò

Galician edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese cimento (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin caementum. Doublet of cemento.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [θiˈmɛntʊ], (western) [siˈmentʊ]

Noun edit

cimento m (plural cimentos)

  1. (usually in the plural) foundation
    Synonym: alicerce
  2. base, basis
    Synonyms: alicerce, fundamento

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “cimento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “cimento” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “cimento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “cimento” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “cimento” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

cimento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cimentare

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Latin caementum.

Noun edit

cimento m (plural cimenti)

  1. mixture or concoction used by goldsmiths to purify or assay precious metals
  2. (figurative) trial (risky undertaking)
Related terms edit

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Rhymes: -ẽtu
  • Hyphenation: ci‧men‧to

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese cimento, from Latin caementum. Doublet of cemento. Cognate of Spanish cimiento.

Noun edit

cimento m (plural cimentos)

  1. cement (powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water)
  2. cement (paste-like substance used in construction)
  3. cement (any material with strong adhesive properties)
Descendants edit
  • Hunsrik: Siment

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

cimento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cimentar

Spanish edit

Verb edit

cimento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cimentar
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