vórtice

See also: vortice

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vórtex

Etymology

From Latin vortex. Doublet of vértice.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.si/ [ˈvɔh.t͡ʃi.si]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.si/ [ˈvɔh.t͡ʃi.si]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɾ.t͡ʃi.si/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.si/ [ˈvɔχ.t͡ʃi.si]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɻ.t͡ʃi.se/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɾ.ti.sɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɾ.ti.sɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɾ.ti.sɨ/

• Hyphenation: vór‧ti‧ce

Noun

vórtice m (plural vórtices)

1. vortex (a whirlpool or whirlwind)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vortex. Doublet of vértice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈboɾtiθe/ [ˈboɾ.t̪i.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈboɾtise/ [ˈboɾ.t̪i.se]
• Rhymes: -oɾtiθe
• Rhymes: -oɾtise
• Syllabification: vór‧ti‧ce

Noun

vórtice m (plural vórtices)

1. vortex

   Synonym: remolino

Derived terms

• vorticidad

 

Further reading

• “vórtice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28