firmamento
Portuguese, noun/fiʁ.maˈmẽ.tu/
firmamento is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “firmament (the vault of the heavens)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o céu”.
What does firmamento mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefirmament (the vault of the heavens)
- 2
masculinethe act of making something firm, secure
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o céu 2. apoio
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of firmamento
- firmamentos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce firmamento?
- Brazil /fiʁ.maˈmẽ.tu/
- Brazil [fiɦ.maˈmẽ.tu]
- /fiɾ.maˈmẽ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
firmamento appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).