Mercúrio

See also: mercurio, mercúrio, and Mercurio

Portuguese

Mercúrio

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Mercurius.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈku.ɾi.u/ [mehˈku.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meʁˈku.ɾju/ [mehˈku.ɾju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈku.ɾi.u/ [mehˈku.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meʁˈku.ɾju/ [mehˈku.ɾju]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /meɾˈku.ɾi.u/ [meɾˈku.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meɾˈku.ɾju/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meʁˈku.ɾi.u/ [meχˈku.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meʁˈku.ɾju/ [meχˈku.ɾju]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /meɻˈku.ɾi.u/ [meɻˈku.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meɻˈku.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈku.ɾi.o/ [mehˈku.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /meʁˈku.ɾjo/ [mehˈku.ɾjo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨɾˈku.ɾju/

• Homophone: mercúrio
• Hyphenation: Mer‧cú‧ri‧o

Proper noun

Mercúrio m

1. (Roman mythology) Mercury (Roman god)
3. (astronomy) Mercury (planet)

Usage notes

Mercúrio is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

See also

• planets of the Solar System: planetas do sistema solar: Mercúrio · Vénus (Portugal)~Vênus (Brazil) · Terra · Marte · Júpiter · Saturno · Urano~Úrano · Neptuno (Portugal)~Netuno (Brazil) ^[edit]

Further reading

• “Mercúrio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026