ígneo

See also: igneo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin igneus (“fiery, hot, on fire, burning; ardent, fervid, vehement”), from ignis (“fire”).

Adjective

ígneo (feminine ígnea, masculine plural ígneos, feminine plural ígneas)

1. (geology) igneous

Coordinate terms

• metamórfico
• sedimentario

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin igneus (“fiery, hot, on fire, burning; ardent, fervid, vehement”), from ignis (“fire”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɡi.ne.u/, /ˈi.ɡi.ni.u/ [ˈi.ɡi.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈi.ɡi.nju/, /ˈiɡ.ne.u/, /ˈiɡ.ni.u/ [ˈiɡ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈiɡ.nju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɡi.ne.u/, /ˈi.ɡi.ni.u/ [ˈi.ɡi.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈi.ɡi.nju/, /ˈiɡ.ne.u/, /ˈiɡ.ni.u/ [ˈiɡ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈiɡ.nju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈiɡ.ne.o/, /ˈi.ɡi.ne.o/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɡnju/ [ˈi.ɣnju]

Adjective

ígneo (feminine ígnea, masculine plural ígneos, feminine plural ígneas)

1. fiery (of, or relating to fire)
2. fiery (having the colour of fire)
3. (geology) igneous (formed from magma)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin igneus (“fiery, hot, on fire, burning; ardent, fervid, vehement”), from ignis (“fire”).

Adjective

ígneo (feminine ígnea, masculine plural ígneos, feminine plural ígneas)

1. (geology) igneous

Derived terms

• tormenta ígnea

 

Further reading

• “ígneo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28