hemiciclo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin hemicyclium, from Ancient Greek. Compare French hémicycle. By surface analysis, hemi- +‎ ciclo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.miˈsi.klu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.miˈsi.klu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.miˈsi.klo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛ.miˈsi.klu/, /i.miˈsi.klu/

• Rhymes: -iklu
• Hyphenation: he‧mi‧ci‧clo

Noun

hemiciclo m (plural hemiciclos)

1. semicircle, hemicycle
2. (politics) floor (the part of the house assigned to the members of a parliament)

Further reading

• “hemiciclo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “hemiciclo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “hemiciclo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “hemiciclo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “hemiciclo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “hemiciclo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French hémicycle, from Latin hemicyclĭum, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (hēmikúklion). By surface analysis, hemi- +‎ ciclo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /emiˈθiklo/ [e.miˈθi.klo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /emiˈsiklo/ [e.miˈsi.klo]
• Rhymes: -iklo
• Syllabification: he‧mi‧ci‧clo

Noun

hemiciclo m (plural hemiciclos)

1. semicircle
2. (politics) chamber

Further reading

• “hemiciclo”, 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