túmulo
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Latin tumulus (“mound; barrow”), from tumeō (“I swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (“to swell, to increase”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
túmulo m (plural túmulos)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin tumulus (“mound; barrow”), from tumeō (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (“to swell, to increase”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -umulu
- Hyphenation: tú‧mu‧lo
Noun edit
túmulo m (plural túmulos)
- tomb (small building or vault for the remains of the dead)
- grave (excavation for burial)
- (figurative) someone who keeps secrets
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin tumulus (“mound; barrow”), from tumeō (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (“to swell, to increase”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
túmulo m (plural túmulos)
Further reading edit
- “túmulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014