sisme

Catalan

Etymology

from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsiz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsiz.me]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

sisme m (plural sismes)

1. earthquake

   Synonym: terratrèmol

Related terms

• sismo-

Further reading

• “sisme”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Middle English

Noun

sisme

1. alternative form of scisme