electricidade

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin ēlectricitātem, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, amber).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /elɛktɾiθiˈdade/ [e.lɛk.t̪ɾi.θiˈð̞a.ð̞ɪ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /elɛktɾisiˈdade/ [e.lɛk.t̪ɾi.siˈð̞a.ð̞ɪ]

  • Rhymes: -ade
  • Hyphenation: e‧lec‧tri‧ci‧da‧de

Noun

electricidade f (plural electricidades)

  1. electricity

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

electricidade f (plural electricidades)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of eletricidade. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.