firmamento
Spanish, noun/fiɾmaˈmento/
firmamento is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sky, heaven, skies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “El cielo en que se supone hallarse las estrellas. La bóveda celeste en que están aparentemente los astros”.
What does firmamento mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesky, heaven, skies
- 2
masculinehighest echelons (e.g. of society)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. El cielo en que se supone hallarse las estrellas. La bóveda celeste en que están aparentemente los astros. 2. Octavo cielo cristalino de los antiguos. 3. Región del aire. 4. Empíreo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of firmamento
- firmamentos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce firmamento?
- /fiɾmaˈmento/
- [fiɾ.maˈmẽn̪.t̪o]
- [fiɾmaˈmẽn̪t̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to firmamento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is firmamento in Spanish?
firmamento appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).