satélite

See also: satelite

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈtɛlite/ [s̺aˈt̪ɛ.li.t̪ɪ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛlite
• Hyphenation: sa‧té‧li‧te

Noun

satélite m (plural satélites)

1. satellite

See also

• lúa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Middle French satellite (“follower, attendant”), from Latin satelles (“attendant, guard”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈtɛ.li.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈtɛ.li.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈtɛ.li.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈtɛ.li.tɨ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.ˈtɛ.li.ti/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: sa‧té‧li‧te

Noun

satélite m (plural satélites)

1. satellite (object orbiting a celestial object)

Related terms

• astro
• lua
• órbita
• planeta

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin satellitem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈtelite/ [saˈt̪e.li.t̪e]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -elite
• Syllabification: sa‧té‧li‧te

Noun

satélite m (plural satélites)

1. satellite

Derived terms

• satelital

Related terms

• luna
• órbita
• planeta

Descendants

• → Tagalog: satelite

Further reading

• “satélite”, 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