ecúmene
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē), an ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈkumene/ [eˈku.me.ne]
- Rhymes: -umene
- Syllabification: e‧cú‧me‧ne
Noun
ecúmene f (plural ecúmenes)
Further reading
- “ecúmene”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024