miríada
Catalan
Etymology
From Late Latin myriadem, from Ancient Greek μυριάδος (muriádos), genitive of μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μύριος (múrios, “numberless, countless, infinite”).
Further reading
- “miríada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “miríada”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “miríada” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin mȳriadem, from Ancient Greek μῡριάδος (mūriádos, “number of 10,000”), from μῡρῐ́ος (mūríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”, literally “10,000”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈɾiada/ [miˈɾi.a.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -iada
- Syllabification: mi‧rí‧a‧da
Further reading
- “miríada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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