elemento

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin elementum (“element; basic principle, rudiment”). Compare Russian элемент (element), Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian elemento, German Element, French élément, Polish element, Yiddish עלעמענט (element).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eleˈmento/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: e‧le‧men‧to

Noun

elemento (accusative singular elementon, plural elementoj, accusative plural elementojn)

1. (algebra, chemistry, linguistics) element (piece of a larger whole)

Derived terms

• elementa (“elemental, elementary”)
• elemente (“elementally”)

See also

• -ero (“particle (of something)”)

Galician

Etymology

Derived from Latin elementum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛleˈmento/ [ɛ.leˈmẽn̪.t̪ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ento
• IPA^(key): /ɛleˈmɛnto/ [ɛ.leˈmɛ̃n̪.t̪ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnto
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧men‧to

Noun

elemento m (plural elementos)

1. element, component
2. chemical element
3. force of nature

Ido

Noun

elemento (plural elementi)

1. element

Italian

Etymology

From Latin elementum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.leˈmen.to/
• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧mén‧to

Noun

elemento m (plural elementi)

1. element

   Synonym: termine

Related terms

• elementare

Latin

Noun

elementō

1. dative/ablative singular of elementum

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin elementum.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.leˈmẽ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɨˈmẽ.tu/

• Rhymes: (most dialects) -ẽtu, (Southern Brazil) -ẽto
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧men‧to

Noun

elemento m (plural elementos)

1. element (one of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based)
2. (chemistry) element (a chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom)
3. element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air)
4. (chiefly law enforcement) individual (person considered alone)

   Três elementos foram avistados perto da loja no dia anterior ao roubo. ― Three individuals were spotted near the store on the day prior to the robbery.

Related terms

• elementar
• mau elemento

Further reading

• “elemento”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “elemento”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “elemento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin elementum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eleˈmento/ [e.leˈmẽn̪.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: e‧le‧men‧to

Noun

elemento m (plural elementos)

1. element (part of which something consists)
2. (philosophy) element (one of four building block of matter)
3. element (group of people with a common characteristic)
4. individual (person considered alone)
5. element (component in electrical equiment)
6. (chemistry) element (one of the simplest chemical substances)
7. (in the plural) element (atmospheric forces)
8. element (place or state that something is best suited for)

Derived terms

• elemental
• elemento celular
• elemento neutro
• elemento químico

Further reading

• “elemento”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin elementumlbor.

Spanish elementobor.

Tagalog elemento

Borrowed from Spanish elemento, a learned borrowing from Latin elementum. Doublet of element.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeleˈmento/ [ʔɛ.lɛˈmɛn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: e‧le‧men‧to

Noun

elemento (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. (chemistry) element

   Synonym: mulangkap

2. component; basic part

   Synonyms: sangkap, bahagi, (neologism) mulhagi

3. natural environment
4. forces of nature

   Synonym: kalikasan

5. (parapsychology) paranormal being

Further reading

• “elemento”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018