sismo

See also: sísmo and sismo-

Galician

Noun

sismo m (plural sismos)

1. earthquake

Synonyms

• (earthqueake): terramoto, terremoto

Italian

Noun

sismo m (plural sismi)

1. alternative form of sisma

Anagrams

• Misso, misso, missò, mossi

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”), from σείω (seíō, “to shake”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsiʒ.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsiʒ.mu/

• Homophone: cismo
• Hyphenation: sis‧mo

Noun

sismo m (plural sismos)

1. seism; earthquake (shaking of the earth)

   Synonyms: terramoto, tremor de terra

Further reading

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

• seísmo (Spain)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *tweys-

Proto-Indo-European *twéys-e-ti

Proto-Hellenic *tséihō

Ancient Greek σείω (seíō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós)der.

Spanish seísmo

Spanish sismo

Shortened from seísmo, from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”), from σείω (seíō, “to shake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsismo/ [ˈsiz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: sis‧mo

Noun

sismo m (plural sismos)

1. earthquake

   Synonyms: (Latin America) temblor, terremoto

Derived terms

• sísmico
• sismógrafo
• sismología
• sismólogo
• sismómetro

Further reading

• “sismo”, 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