meridiano

See also: Meridiano

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin merīdiānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [meridiˈano]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: me‧ri‧di‧a‧no

Noun

meridiano (accusative singular meridianon, plural meridianoj, accusative plural meridianojn)

1. (geography) meridian
2. (mathematics) meridian
3. (alternative medicine, traditional Chinese medicine) meridian

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin merīdiānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.riˈdja.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: me‧ri‧dià‧no

Adjective

meridiano (feminine meridiana, masculine plural meridiani, feminine plural meridiane)

1. (relational) meridian, midday, noon

Noun

meridiano m (plural meridiani)

1. (geography) a meridian

Derived terms

• meridiana

Related terms

• meridie
• meridione
• meriggio

 

See also

• parallelo

Anagrams

• amerindio, dominerai, inamiderò, rimediano

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /me.riː.diˈaː.noː/, [mɛriːd̪iˈäːnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.ri.diˈa.no/, [merid̪iˈäːno]

Adjective

merīdiānō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of merīdiānus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin merīdiānus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.ɾi.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nu/ [me.ɾi.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /me.ɾiˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.ɾi.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nu/ [me.ɾi.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /me.ɾiˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.ɾi.d͡ʒiˈɐ.no/ [me.ɾi.d͡ʒɪˈɐ.no], (faster pronunciation) /me.ɾiˈd͡ʒjɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.ɾiˈdjɐ.nu/ [mɨ.ɾiˈðjɐ.nu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.ɾiˈdjɐ.nu/ [mɨ.ɾiˈðjɐ.nu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.ɾiˈdja.nu/ [mɨ.ɾiˈðja.nu]

Noun

meridiano m (plural meridianos)

1. (astronomy, geography) meridian (imaginary circle passing through a planet’s poles)
2. (alternative medicine) meridian (pathway along which acupoints are distributed)

Related terms

• merídio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin merīdiānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɾiˈdjano/ [me.ɾiˈð̞ja.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: me‧ri‧dia‧no

Adjective

meridiano (feminine meridiana, masculine plural meridianos, feminine plural meridianas)

1. (relational) meridian, midday
2. bright, luminous

Derived terms

• claridad meridiana
• meridianamente

 

Noun

meridiano m (plural meridianos)

1. (astronomy, geography) meridian

See also

• paralelo

Further reading

• “meridiano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014