clímax
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin clīmax, from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈklĩ.maks/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkli.maks/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkli.maks/
Noun
clímax m (invariable)
- climax
- Synonym: culminância
Derived terms
Further reading
- “clímax”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “clímax”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin climax, from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklimaɡs/ [ˈkli.maɣ̞s]
- Rhymes: -imaɡs
- Syllabification: clí‧max
Noun
clímax m (plural clímax)
- climax
- Synonym: culminación
Derived terms
Further reading
- “clímax”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025