esplendor

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin splendōrem. First attested in 1474.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.plənˈdo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.plenˈdoɾ]

Noun

esplendor m (plural esplendors)

1. splendour
2. shine

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese esplandor, esprandor, from Latin splendor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.plẽˈdoʁ/ [is.plẽˈdoh], /es.plẽˈdoʁ/ [es.plẽˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.plẽˈdoʁ/ [is.plẽˈdoh], /es.plẽˈdoʁ/ [es.plẽˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.plẽˈdoɾ/, /es.plẽˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.plẽˈdoʁ/ [iʃ.plẽˈdoχ], /eʃ.plẽˈdoʁ/ [eʃ.plẽˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.plẽˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.plẽˈdoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.plẽˈdoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.plẽˈdo.ɾi/

• Rhymes: -oʁ, -oɾ
• Hyphenation: es‧plen‧dor

Noun

esplendor m (plural esplendores)

1. splendour, shine, brilliance
2. shine (excellence in quality or appearance)
3. pomp, magnificence

Synonyms

• (shine): fulgor, brilho, resplandecência, esplendência
• (pomp): pompa, esplendidez

Related terms

• esplendecência
• esplender
• esplendidez
• esplêndido
• esplendoroso

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin splendor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esplenˈdoɾ/ [es.plẽn̪ˈd̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: es‧plen‧dor

Noun

esplendor m (plural esplendores)

1. splendour/splendor

Further reading

• “esplendor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28