aríete

See also: ariete, Ariete, and arieté

Portuguese

aríete

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arietem (“ram”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɾi.e.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɾi.e.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɾi.e.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɾi.ɨ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -iet͡ʃi, -iɨtɨ
• Hyphenation: a‧rí‧e‧te

Noun

aríete m (plural aríetes)

1. (military) battering ram

   Synonym: carneiro

Derived terms

adjectives

• arietino

 

nouns

• arietino m

 

verbs

• arietar

 

Further reading

• “aríete” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “aríete” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.