ígneo

See also: igneo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin igneus (“fiery, hot, on fire, burning; ardent, fervid, vehement”), from ignis (“fire”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈiɡneo/ [ˈiɣ̞.ne.ʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈiɡneo/ [ˈiɣ̞.ne.ʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈiħneo/ [ˈiħ.ne.ʊ]

 

• • Rhymes: -iɡneo

• • Rhymes: -iɡneo
  • Rhymes: -iħneo

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈiɡnjo/ [ˈiɣ̞.njʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈiɡnjo/ [ˈiɣ̞.njʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈiħnjo/ [ˈiħ.njʊ]

 

• • Rhymes: -iɡnjo

• • Rhymes: -iɡnjo
  • Rhymes: -iħnjo

• Hyphenation: íg‧ne‧o

Adjective

ígneo (feminine ígnea, masculine plural ígneos, feminine plural ígneas)

1. (geology) igneous

Coordinate terms

• metamórfico
• sedimentario

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin igneus (“fiery, hot, on fire, burning; ardent, fervid, vehement”), from ignis (“fire”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɡi.ne.u/, /ˈi.ɡi.ni.u/ [ˈi.ɡi.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈi.ɡi.nju/, /ˈiɡ.ne.u/, /ˈiɡ.ni.u/ [ˈiɡ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈiɡ.nju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɡi.ne.u/, /ˈi.ɡi.ni.u/ [ˈi.ɡi.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈi.ɡi.nju/, /ˈiɡ.ne.u/, /ˈiɡ.ni.u/ [ˈiɡ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈiɡ.nju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈiɡ.ne.o/, /ˈi.ɡi.ne.o/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɡnju/ [ˈi.ɣnju]

• Hyphenation: íg‧ne‧o

Adjective

ígneo (feminine ígnea, masculine plural ígneos, feminine plural ígneas)

1. fiery (of, or relating to fire)
2. fiery (having the colour of fire)
3. (geology) igneous (formed from magma)

Further reading

• “ígneo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “ígneo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “ígneo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “ígneo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin igneus (“fiery, hot, on fire, burning; ardent, fervid, vehement”), from ignis (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiɡneo/ [ˈiɣ̞.ne.o]
• Rhymes: -iɡneo
• Syllabification: íg‧ne‧o

Adjective

ígneo (feminine ígnea, masculine plural ígneos, feminine plural ígneas)

1. (geology) igneous

Derived terms

• tormenta ígnea

Further reading

• “ígneo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10