geometría

See also: geometria

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greek der.

Proto-Hellenic *gayader.

Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.

Ancient Greek γῆ (gê)

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)

Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Hellenic *-tron

Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)

Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek -μετρίᾱ (-metríā)

Ancient Greek γεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)der.

Latin geometria

Spanish geometría

From Latin geometria, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeomeˈtɾia/ [xe.o.meˈt̪ɾi.a]

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: ge‧o‧me‧trí‧a

Noun

geometría f (plural geometrías)

1. geometry (branch of mathematics)

Derived terms

• geometría algebraica
• geometría analítica
• geometría euclidiana
• geometría plana
• geometría tropical

Related terms

• geómetra
• geométrico

Further reading

• “geometría”, 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