esfera

See also: esfèra

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (ball, globe, celestial sphere), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, ball, globe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈfeɾa/, [esˈfe.ɾa]

Noun

esfera f (plural esferes)

  1. sphere

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (ball, globe, celestial sphere), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, ball, globe).

Pronunciation

Noun

esfera f (plural esferes)

  1. sphere

Derived terms

Further reading


Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (ball, globe, celestial sphere), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, ball, globe).

Noun

esfera f (plural esferas)

  1. sphere

Further reading


Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (ball, globe, celestial sphere), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, ball, globe).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈfɛ.ɾɐ/, /esˈfɛ.ɾɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/, /eʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈfɛ.ɾa/

  • Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧fe‧ra

Noun

esfera f (plural esferas)

  1. sphere (object)
    Synonyms: globo, bola, orbe

Derived terms

Further reading

  • esfera” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

esfera

Etymology

From Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (ball, globe, celestial sphere), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, ball, globe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈfeɾa/ [esˈfe.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: es‧fe‧ra

Noun

esfera f (plural esferas)

  1. (geometry) sphere
  2. (figuratively) sphere, area, realm
  3. clock face

Derived terms

Further reading

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