infierno

== Istriot == === Etymology === From Latin īnfernum, neuter form of īnfernus (“of the lower regions”). Compare Dalmatian infiarn. === Noun === infierno m hell == Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin īnfernum; attested from 1140. Regarding the phonetics (Latin in normally becomes en in Spanish), the word was perhaps influenced or reinforced by the Ecclesiastical Latin pronunciation. There were similar developments in other Romance languages. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈfjeɾno/ === Noun === infierno m (plural infiernos) (biblical) Sheol, the Hebrew term for the underworld; hell. ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: infierno→ Cebuano: impiyerno→ Tagalog: impiyerno === References === == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish infierno, from Latin īnfernum, neuter form of īnfernus (“of the lower regions”), based on īnferus (“low”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈfjeɾno/ [ĩɱˈfjeɾ.no] Rhymes: -eɾno Syllabification: in‧fier‧no === Noun === infierno m (plural infiernos) hell ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: impiyerno → Tagalog: impiyerno === Further reading === “infierno”, 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