Galileo

See also: galileo

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.əʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.oʊ/, /ˌɡæl.ɪˈliː.oʊ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɡæl.ɪˈlæɪ.əʉ/
• Rhymes: -eɪəʊ

Proper noun

Galileo

1. Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), an Italian thinker and key figure in the scientific revolution who improved the telescope, made astronomical observations, and put forward the basic principle of relativity in physics.

Derived terms

• Galilean

Translations

Galileo Galilei

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: Գալիլեյ (Galiley)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伽利略 (zh) (Jiālìlüè)

• Finnish: Galilei
• French: Galilée (fr) m
• German: Galileo m
• Japanese: ガリレオ
• Korean: 갈릴레오 (gallille'o)
• Polish: Galileusz m
• Portuguese: Galileu m
• Turkish: Galileo
• Vietnamese: Galileo

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧li‧leo

Proper noun

Galileo

1. a male given name
2. Galileo Galilei

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin galilaeus (“Galilean; Christian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.liˈlɛ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɛo
• Hyphenation: Ga‧li‧lè‧o

Proper noun

Galileo m

1. a male given name

Portuguese

Proper noun

Galileo m

1. Alternative spelling of Galileu