firmamento

See also: Firmamento

Galician

Etymology

From Latin firmāmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiɾmaˈmento/ [fiɾ.mãˈmẽn̪.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: fir‧ma‧men‧to

Noun

firmamento m (plural firmamentos)

1. sky

   Synonym: ceo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin firmāmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fir.maˈmen.to/
• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: fir‧ma‧mén‧to

Noun

firmamento m (plural firmamenti)

1. firmament

Further reading

• firmamento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• metformina

Latin

Noun

firmāmentō

1. dative/ablative singular of firmāmentum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin firmāmentum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiʁ.maˈmẽ.tu/ [fiɦ.maˈmẽ.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiʁ.maˈmẽ.tu/ [fiɦ.maˈmẽ.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /fiɾ.maˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fiʁ.maˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /fiɻ.maˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiʁ.maˈmẽ.to/ [fiɦ.maˈmẽ.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fiɾ.mɐˈmẽ.tu/

• Hyphenation: fir‧ma‧men‧to

Noun

firmamento m (plural firmamentos)

1. firmament (the vault of the heavens)
2. the act of making something firm, secure

Further reading

• “firmamento”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “firmamento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin firmāmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiɾmaˈmento/ [fiɾ.maˈmẽn̪.t̪o]

• Audio (Argentina):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: fir‧ma‧men‧to

Noun

firmamento m (plural firmamentos)

1. (poetic) sky, heaven, skies

   Synonym: cielo

2. highest echelons (e.g. of society)

Further reading

• “firmamento”, 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