empíreo

See also: empireo

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios, “inflamed”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /emˈpiɾeo/, [ẽmˈpiɾeo]

Adjective

empíreo (feminine singular empírea, masculine plural empíreos, feminine plural empíreas)

empyrean; celestial, heavenly

Synonyms

(celestial, heavenly): celestial, divino

Noun

empíreo m (uncountable)

the empyrean; heaven
(literary) visible heavens, the sky

Synonyms

(heaven): cielo, paraíso
(heavens, sky): cielo, firmamento

Further reading

“empíreo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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