epidídimo

See also: epididimo

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís).

Noun

epidídimo m (plural epidídimos)

1. (anatomy) epididymis

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)

Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-)

Ancient Greek δίδυμος (dídumos)

Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís)bor.

Portuguese epidídimo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.piˈd͡ʒi.d͡ʒi.mu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /e.piˈdi.di.mu/ [e.piˈði.ði.mu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /e.piˈdi.di.mu/ [e.piˈði.ði.mu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /e.piˈdi.di.mu/

Noun

epidídimo m (plural epidídimos)

1. (anatomy) epididymis

Further reading

• “epidídimo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “epidídimo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Scientific Latin epididymus, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epiˈdidimo/ [e.piˈð̞i.ð̞i.mo]
• Rhymes: -idimo
• Syllabification: e‧pi‧dí‧di‧mo

Noun

epidídimo m (plural epidídimos)

1. (anatomy) epididymis

Derived terms

• epididimitis

Further reading

• “epidídimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025