silencio

See also: silêncio and silenció

Aragonese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin silentium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈlenθjo/
• Rhymes: -enθjo
• Syllabification: si‧len‧cio

Noun

silencio m

1. silence
2. rest

Related terms

• silenciador
• silenciar
• silencioso

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

silencio

1. verb form of silenciar

Further reading

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)

Catalan

Verb

silencio

1. first-person singular present indicative of silenciar

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese silençio, from Latin silentium.

Alternative forms

• silenzo (proscribed)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /siˈlɛnθjo/ [s̺iˈlɛn̪.θjʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /siˈlɛnθjo/ [s̺iˈlɛn̪.θjʊ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /siˈlɛnsjo/ [siˈlɛn.sjʊ]

 

• Rhymes: -ɛnθjo

• Rhymes: -ɛnθjo
• Rhymes: -ɛnsjo

• Hyphenation: si‧len‧cio

Noun

silencio m (plural silencios)

1. silence

Derived terms

• silenciar

 

Related terms

• silencioso

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “silençio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “silen.io”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “silencio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “silencio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

silencio

1. first-person singular present indicative of silenciar

Portuguese

Verb

silencio

1. first-person singular present indicative of silenciar

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin silentium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /siˈlenθjo/ [siˈlẽn̟.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siˈlensjo/ [siˈlẽn.sjo]

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• Rhymes: -enθjo
• Rhymes: -ensjo
• Syllabification: si‧len‧cio

Noun

silencio m (plural silencios)

1. silence
2. rest

   Synonym: reposo

   silencio de corchea

   eighth rest

Derived terms

• en silencio
• ley del silencio
• minuto de silencio
• silencio administrativo

 

Related terms

• silenciador
• silenciar
• silencioso

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

silencio

1. first-person singular present indicative of silenciar

Further reading

• “silencio”, 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