crânio

See also: cranio and cranio-

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-ō

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n-

Proto-Hellenic *kárahə

Ancient Greek *κρᾱν- (*krān-)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on)

Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on)bor.

Medieval Latin crāniumlbor.

Portuguese crânio

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin crānium, borrowed from Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on), from *κρᾱν- (*krān-) + -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on).

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɐ.nju/, (careful pronunciation) /ˈkɾɐ.ni.u/

• Rhymes: -ɐniu
• Hyphenation: crâ‧ni‧o

Noun

crânio m (plural crânios)

1. skull

   Synonym: caveira (informal)

2. (informal) genius (intelligent person)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) gênio, (Portugal) génio

Meronyms

• esfenoide
• etmoide
• frontal
• occipital
• parietal
• temporal

Holonyms

• cabeça

Coordinate terms

• cérebro
• encéfalo
• mandíbula

Related terms

• cranial
• craniano

See also

• cranio-

Further reading

• “crânio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “crânio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “crânio”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “crânio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026