falange

See also: Falange

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phalangem, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, battle order, array). Cf. also the related palanca.

Pronunciation

Noun

falange f (plural falanges)

  1. phalanx (Ancient Greek military unit)
  2. phalanx (bone)

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phalangem, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, battle order, array). See also the related falanga and palanca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈlan.d͡ʒe/
  • Rhymes: -andʒe
  • Hyphenation: fa‧làn‧ge

Noun

falange f (plural falangi)

  1. (anatomy) phalanx
  2. (military) phalanx
    una falange di armatia phalanx of armed men
  3. (figurative, by extension) army, horde
    una falange di avvocatian army of lawyers

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phalangem (phalanx), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, battle order, array). Cf. also the related palanca.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈlɐ̃.ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈlɐ̃.ʒe/

Noun

falange f (plural falanges)

  1. (anatomy) phalanx; phalange
  2. (anatomy, dated) proximal phalange
    Synonym: falange proximal
  3. (military, historical, Ancient Greece) phalanx

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phalangem (phalanx), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, battle order, array). Cf. also the related palanca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈlanxe/ [faˈlãŋ.xe]
  • Rhymes: -anxe
  • Syllabification: fa‧lan‧ge

Noun

falange f (plural falanges)

  1. (anatomy) phalanx (one of the bones of the finger or toe)
    Hypernym: hueso
    Holonym: dedo
    Meronyms: falangina, falangeta
  2. (politics) phalange
  3. (military, historical, Ancient Greece) phalanx
    Meronym: hoplita
    Coordinate term: legión

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Further reading

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