fenómeno

See also: fenomeno and fenômeno

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin phaenomenon, from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”).

Noun

fenómeno m (plural fenómenos)

1. phenomenon

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fenômeno (Brazil)
• phenomeno (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin phaenomenon, from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈnɔ.mɨ.nu/

• Hyphenation: fe‧nó‧me‧no

Noun

fenómeno m (plural fenómenos) (European spelling)

1. phenomenon (observable fact or occurrence)

   Synonyms: ocorrência, acontecimento, feito

2. (figuratively) a talented person

   Synonym: extraordinário

Related terms

• fenomenal
• fenomenalidade
• fenomenologia
• fenomenológico
• fenomenólogo

 

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin phaenomenon, from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈnomeno/ [feˈno.me.no]
• Rhymes: -omeno
• Syllabification: fe‧nó‧me‧no

Noun

fenómeno m (plural fenómenos)

1. phenomenon
2. (colloquial, derogatory, literary) freak

Derived terms

• fenomenal
• fenoménico
• fenomenología

 

Further reading

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