Galician

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (to spin, draw out in a long line), from Latin fīlum (thread).

Noun

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filamento m (plural filamentos)

  1. filament

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (to spin, draw out in a long line), from Latin fīlum (thread).

Noun

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filamento m (plural filamenti)

  1. filament
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (to spin, draw out in a long line), from Latin fīlum (thread).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fi‧la‧men‧to

Noun

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filamento m (plural filamentos)

  1. filament (fine thread or wire)
  2. filament (wire in an incandescent light bulb)
  3. (botany) filament (stalk of a stamen in a flower)
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (to spin, draw out in a long line), from Latin fīlum (thread).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /filaˈmento/ [fi.laˈmẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: fi‧la‧men‧to

Noun

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filamento m (plural filamentos)

  1. filament

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