arcaísmo

See also: arcaismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin archaismus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός (arkhaïsmós, an antiquated phrase or style), from ἀρχαίζω (arkhaízō, to model one's style upon that of ancient writers), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, old, ancient), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, beginning), from ἄρχω (árkhō, I begin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (to begin, rule, command).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁ.kaˈiz.mu/ [ah.kaˈiz.mu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾ.kaˈiz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁ.kaˈiʒ.mu/ [aχ.kaˈiʒ.mu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻ.kaˈiz.mo/

  • Rhymes: -izmu, -iʒmu
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ca‧ís‧mo

Noun

arcaísmo m (plural arcaísmos)

  1. archaism (an archaic word or expression)

Derived terms

  • pseudo-arcaísmo

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin archaismus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός (arkhaïsmós, an antiquated phrase or style), from ἀρχαίζω (arkhaízō, to model one's style upon that of ancient writers), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, old, ancient), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, beginning), from ἄρχω (árkhō, to begin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (to begin, rule, command).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɾkaˈismo/ [aɾ.kaˈiz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: ar‧ca‧ís‧mo

Noun

arcaísmo m (plural arcaísmos)

  1. archaism (an archaic word or expression)

Further reading

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