silencio

See also: silêncio and silenció

Aragonese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin silentium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈlenθjo/
• IPA^(key): /siˈlensjo/ (Benasquese)
• Syllabification: si‧len‧cio
• Rhymes: -enθjo

Noun

silencio m

1. silence
2. rest

Related terms

• silenciador
• silenciar
• silencioso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

silencio

1. verb form of silenciar

Further reading

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)

Catalan

Verb

silencio

1. first-person singular present indicative of silenciar

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese silençio, from Latin silentium.

Alternative forms

• silenzo (proscribed)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /siˈlɛnθjo/ [s̺iˈlɛn̪.θjʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /siˈlɛnθjo/ [s̺iˈlɛn̪.θjʊ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /siˈlɛnsjo/ [siˈlɛn.sjʊ]

 

• Rhymes: -ɛnθjo

• Rhymes: -ɛnθjo
• Rhymes: -ɛnsjo

• Hyphenation: si‧len‧cio

Noun

silencio m (plural silencios)

1. silence

Derived terms

• silenciar

Related terms

• silencioso

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “silençio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “silencio”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “silencio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “silencio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

silencio

1. first-person singular present indicative of silenciar

Portuguese

Verb

silencio

1. first-person singular present indicative of silenciar

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin silentium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈlenθjo/ [siˈlẽn̟.θjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /siˈlensjo/ [siˈlẽn.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -enθjo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -ensjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: si‧len‧cio

Noun

silencio m (plural silencios)

1. silence
2. rest

   Synonym: reposo

   silencio de corchea

   eighth rest

Derived terms

• en silencio
• ley del silencio
• minuto de silencio
• silencio administrativo

Related terms

• silenciador
• silenciar
• silencioso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

silencio

1. first-person singular present indicative of silenciar

Further reading

• “silencio”, 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