falange
See also: Falange
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phalanx, phalangem, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order, array”). Cf. also the related palanca.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phalanx, phalangem, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order, array”). See also the related falanga and palanca.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- phalange (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phalangem, accusative of phalanx (“phalanx”), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order, array”). Cf. also the related palanca.
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /fa.ˈlɐ̃.ʒe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ.ˈlɐ̃.ʒɨ/
Noun
falange f (plural falanges)
- (anatomy) phalanx; phalange
- (anatomy, dated) proximal phalange
- (military, historical, Ancient Greece) phalanx
Synonyms
- (proximal phalange): falange proximal
Hypernyms
- (phalange): osso
Meronyms
- (phalange): falange proximal, falange média, falange distal, falanginha, falangeta
- (phalanx): hoplita
Holonyms
- (phalange): dedo
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phalangem, accusative of phalanx (“phalanx”), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order, array”). Cf. also the related palanca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fa̠ˈla̠ŋ.xe̞]
Noun
falange f (plural falanges)
Hypernyms
- (anatomy): hueso
Holonyms
- (anatomy): dedo
Coordinate terms
- (military): legión
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