sincelo
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Unknown
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sĩˈse.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sĩˈse.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sĩˈse.lu/
Noun
sincelo m (plural sincelos)
- icicle (a spike of ice formed when dripping water freezes)
- Synonym: senceno
Etymology 2
From Latin syncellus (“sharing the same cell”), from Ancient Greek σύγκελλος (súnkellos), albeit κέλλα (kélla) derives from Latin cella.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sĩˈsɛ.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sĩˈsɛ.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sĩˈsɛ.lu/
Noun
sincelo m (plural sincelos)
- syncellus (an office of the Eastern Orthodox Church)
References
“sincelo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
Further reading
- “sincelo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “sincelo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026