apogeo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin apogaeum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [apoˈɡeo]

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• Rhymes: -eo
• Hyphenation: a‧po‧ge‧o

Noun

apogeo (accusative singular apogeon, plural apogeoj, accusative plural apogeojn)

1. (astronomy) apogee

Related terms

• perigeo

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin apogaeum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.poˈd͡ʒɛ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɛo
• Hyphenation: a‧po‧gè‧o

Noun

apogeo m (plural apogei)

1. (astronomy) apogee, peak, zenith, acme

Latin

Adjective

apogēō

1. masculine/neuter dative/ablative singular of apogēus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin apogaeus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apoˈxeo/ [a.poˈxe.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: a‧po‧ge‧o

Noun

apogeo m (plural apogeos)

1. (astronomy) apogee
2. apogee; climax, peak

   Synonyms: cenit, clímax, culminación

Further reading

• “apogeo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28