némesis

See also: némésis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νέμεσις (Némesis), Greek goddess of retribution.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnemesis/ [ˈne.me.sis]
Rhymes: -emesis
Syllabification: né‧me‧sis

Noun

némesis f (plural némesis)

punishment

Further reading

“némesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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