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ígneo

Portuguese, adjective/ˈi.ɡi.nju/

ígneo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “fiery (of, or relating to fire)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “da natureza e/ou da cor do fogo”.

What does ígneo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    fiery (of, or relating to fire)

  2. 2

    fiery (having the colour of fire)

  3. 3

    igneous (formed from magma)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. da natureza e/ou da cor do fogo 2. que é do fogo; igneal 3. rocha de natureza vulcânica 4. substância de natureza inflamável

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 ígneo

  • ígnea feminine
  • ígneos masculine plural
  • ígneas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ígneo?

  • Brazil /ˈi.ɡi.nju/
  • Brazil /ˈiɡ.nju/
  • Portugal /ˈiɡ.nju/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to ígneo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is ígneo in Portuguese?

ígneo appears about once in every 44 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).