equinócio

Portuguese

Etymology

PIE word
*nókʷts

From Latin aequinoctium (“equinox”), from aequus (“equal”) + nox (“night”) (ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.kiˈnɔ.si.u/ [e.kiˈnɔ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /e.kiˈnɔ.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.kiˈnɔ.si.o/ [e.kiˈnɔ.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /e.kiˈnɔ.sjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.kiˈnɔ.sju/, /ɛ.kiˈnɔ.sju/

Hyphenation: e‧qui‧nó‧ci‧o

Noun

equinócio m (plural equinócios)

equinox

Further reading

“equinócio” in iDicionário Aulete.
“equinócio” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“equinócio” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“equinócio” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“equinócio” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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