termita

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tərˈmi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [teɾˈmi.ta]

Noun

termita f (plural termites)

1. (chemistry) thermite

Further reading

• “termita” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “termita”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “termita” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “termita” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Noun

termita f (plural termitas)

1. termite

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teɾˈmita/ [t̪eɾˈmi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ter‧mi‧ta

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) +‎ -ita.

Noun

termita f (plural termitas)

1. (chemistry) thermite

Etymology 2

From Latin termes.

Noun

termita f (plural termitas)

1. termite

   Synonyms: termes, comején

Derived terms

• termitero

 

Further reading

• “termita”, 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