alumínio

See also: aluminio, Alumínio, and aluminio-

Portuguese

Chemical element
Al
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alumínio

Etymology

Borrowed from French aluminium, from English aluminium, coined after Latin alūmen +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.luˈmĩ.ni.u/ [a.luˈmĩ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /a.luˈmĩ.nju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.luˈmĩ.ni.u/ [a.luˈmĩ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /a.luˈmĩ.nju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.luˈmi.ni.o/ [a.luˈmi.nɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /a.luˈmi.njo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.luˈmi.nju/

• Hyphenation: a‧lu‧mí‧ni‧o

Noun

alumínio m (plural alumínios)

1. (chemistry) aluminium (a silvery metal)
2. an atom of aluminium

Related terms

• alúmem, alume, pedra-ume
• aluminação, aluminar, alumínico, aluminífero