termo

See also: têrmo, termo-, and Termo

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtermo]
• Rhymes: -ermo
• Hyphenation: ter‧mo

Noun

termo (accusative singular termon, plural termoj, accusative plural termojn)

1. (mathematics) term

Derived terms

• poterme (“termwise”)
• poterma (“termwise”)
• termofonto (“hot spring”)

Galician

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese termio, from Latin terminus (“boundary; end”), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through”). Doublet of the borrowing término.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɾmo/ [ˈt̪ɛɾ.mʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɾmo
• Hyphenation: ter‧mo

Noun

termo m (plural termos)

1. (frequently in the plural) surroundings (area surrounding something)
2. end (final point of something in space or time)
3. term (duration of a set length)
4. term (limitation, restriction or regulation)
5. term; word (especially one from a specialised area)
6. (mathematics) term (value in an expression)
7. (logic) each element of a statement

Related terms

• sen termo
• terminar

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “termio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “termio”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “termo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “termo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Etymology 2

Verb

termo

1. first-person singular present indicative of termar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English thermal (spa), French therme, German Therme, Italian terme, Spanish terma, all ultimately from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈter.mo/, /ˈtɛɾ.mɔ/

Noun

termo (plural termi)

1. thermal spa, hot spring

Derived terms

• termala (“thermal”)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• têrmo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese termĩo, from Latin terminus (“boundary; end”), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through”). Doublet of the borrowing término.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈteʁ.mu/ [ˈteɦ.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈteʁ.mu/ [ˈteɦ.mu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈteɾ.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈteʁ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈteɻ.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈteɾ.mu/

• Hyphenation: ter‧mo

Noun

termo m (plural termos)

1. surroundings (area surrounding something)
2. end (final point of something in space or time)
3. term (duration of a set length)
4. condition; state
5. term (limitation, restriction or regulation)
6. term; word (especially one from a specialised area)
7. (grammar) a word with a function in a sentence
8. (mathematics) term (value in an expression)
9. (logic) each element of a statement

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:termo.

Synonyms

• (surroundings): See Thesaurus:arredores
• (end): cabo, conclusão, fim, finalização, término
• (duration of a set length): prazo
• (condition; state): condição, estado
• (limitation): condição, restrição
• (word): palavra, vocábulo

Derived terms

• a termo
• a termo que
• em termos
• em termos de
• termo maior
• termo médio
• termo menor

Related terms

• terminar
• término

Further reading

• “termo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

From Thermos trademark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteɾmo/ [ˈt̪eɾ.mo]
• Rhymes: -eɾmo
• Syllabification: ter‧mo

Noun

termo m (plural termos)

1. (container) thermos, vacuum flask

   Synonym: vaso Dewar

Further reading

• “termo”, 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

Anagrams

• metro
• Moret
• temor
• Torme
• tremo