estalagmita
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin stalagmitēs, based on Ancient Greek σταλαγμός (stalagmós, “a dropping, dripping”) or στάλαγμα (stálagma, “drop”), from σταλάσσω (stalássō, “to let drop”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /estalaɡˈmita/ [es.t̪a.laɣ̞ˈmi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: es‧ta‧lag‧mi‧ta
See also
Further reading
- “estalagmita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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