anomalía

See also: anomalia, anomália, and anomalią

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-)

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-sder.

Ancient Greek ὁμᾰλός (homălós)

Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía)bor.

Latin anomaliader.

Galician anomalía

Derived from Latin anomalia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía, “inequality, irregularity”).

Noun

anomalía f (plural anomalías)

1. anomaly (a deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal)

Related terms

• anómalo

Further reading

• “anomalía”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-)

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-sder.

Ancient Greek ὁμᾰλός (homălós)

Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía)bor.

Latin anōmalialbor.

Spanish anomalía

Learned borrowing from Latin anōmalia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía, “inequality, irregularity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anomaˈlia/ [a.no.maˈli.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: a‧no‧ma‧lí‧a

Noun

anomalía f (plural anomalías)

1. anomaly (a deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal)

Related terms

• anómalo

Further reading

• “anomalía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025