galáxia

See also: galaxia, Galaxia, and galàxia

Portuguese

galáxia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin galaxiās (“galaxy; Milky Way”), from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlak.si.ɐ/ [ɡaˈlak.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡaˈlak.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlak.si.a/ [ɡaˈlak.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ɡaˈlak.sja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈla.ksjɐ/

Hyphenation: ga‧lá‧xi‧a

Noun

galáxia f (plural galáxias)

galaxy (collection of billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc)

Related terms

galáctico

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