sismo

See also: sísmo and sismo-

Galician

Noun

sismo m (plural sismos)

earthquake

Synonyms

(earthqueake): terramoto, terremoto

Italian

Noun

sismo m (plural sismi)

Alternative form of sisma

Anagrams

Misso, misso, missò, mossi

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”), from σείω (seíō, “to shake”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiz.mu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsiʒ.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiz.mo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsiʒ.mu/

Homophone: cismo
Hyphenation: sis‧mo

Noun

sismo m (plural sismos)

seism; earthquake (shaking of the earth)
Synonyms: terramoto, tremor de terra

Spanish

Alternative forms

seísmo (Spain)

Etymology

Shortened from seísmo, from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”), from σείω (seíō, “to shake”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsismo/ [ˈsiz.mo]
Rhymes: -ismo
Syllabification: sis‧mo

Noun

sismo m (plural sismos)

earthquake
Synonyms: (Latin America) temblor, terremoto

Derived terms

Further reading

“sismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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