leviatán

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin leviathan, a biblical transliteration of Hebrew לִוְיָתָן (liv'yatán, “whale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lebjaˈtan/ [le.β̞jaˈt̪ãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: le‧via‧tán

Noun

leviatán m (plural leviatanes)

1. leviathan (a sea monster of tremendous strength)
2. leviathan (something large; behemoth)

Further reading

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