hélice

See also: Hélice

French

Hélice (propeller).

Hélice (geometry, helix).

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin helix, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix).

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /e.lis/

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Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

1. helix (blade)
2. propeller
3. (geometry) helix
4. (chemistry) helix

Related terms

• hélicoïde
• hélicoïdal

Further reading

• “hélice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

1. helix

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin helīcem, from Ancient Greek ἕλῑξ (hélīx, “spiral”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.li.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.li.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.li.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.li.sɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛlisi, (Portugal) -ɛlisɨ
• Hyphenation: hé‧li‧ce

Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

1. a rotating propeller, such as a ship’s screw or a helicopter’s rotor

Descendants

• → Tetum: élise

Noun

hélice m (plural hélices)

1. alternative form of hélix

Further reading

• “hélice”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “hélice”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “hélice”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin helīcem, from Ancient Greek ἕλῑξ (hélīx, “spiral”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeliθe/ [ˈe.li.θe] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈelise/ [ˈe.li.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eliθe (Spain)
• Rhymes: -elise (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: hé‧li‧ce

Noun

hélice f (plural hélices)

1. helix
2. (geometry, anatomy) helix
3. propeller

Derived terms

• doble hélice

Related terms

• helicoidal
• helicoide

Descendants

• → Cebuano: elise (“propeller”)
• → Tagalog: elise (“propeller”)

Further reading

• “hélice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024