autêntico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “original, genuine, principal”), from αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “one acting by his own authority, perpetrator, ruler”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈtẽ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [aʊ̯ˈtẽ.t͡ʃi.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈtẽ.t͡ʃi.ko/ [aʊ̯ˈtẽ.t͡ʃi.ko]

  • Hyphenation: au‧tên‧ti‧co

Adjective

autêntico (feminine autêntica, masculine plural autênticos, feminine plural autênticas)

  1. authentic; legitimate; genuine
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:autêntico
    Antonyms: apócrifo, falso, inverídico

Further reading
  • “autêntico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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