paládio

See also: paladio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• palládio (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈla.d͡ʒi.u/ [paˈla.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /paˈla.d͡ʒju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈla.d͡ʒi.u/ [paˈla.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /paˈla.d͡ʒju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈla.d͡ʒi.o/ [paˈla.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /paˈla.d͡ʒjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈla.dju/ [pɐˈla.ðju]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: pa‧lá‧di‧o

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Palladium (the image of Pallas that protected Troy), from Ancient Greek Παλλάδιον (Palládion), from Παλλάς (Pallás).

Noun

paládio m (plural paládios)

1. palladium; safeguard

   Synonyms: defensor, égide, protetor

Etymology 2

Chemical element
Pd
Previous: ródio (Rh)
Next: prata (Ag)

After the asteroid Pallas.

Noun

paládio m (usually uncountable, plural paládios)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) palladium (chemical element)

Further reading

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