leviatán

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin leviathan, a biblical transliteration of Hebrew לִוְיָתָן (liv'yatán, “whale”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lebjaˈtan/ [le.β̞jaˈt̪ãn]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: le‧via‧tán

Noun

leviatán m (plural leviatanes)

leviathan (a sea monster of tremendous strength)
leviathan (something large; behemoth)

Further reading

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

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