batismo

Portuguese
batismo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese batismo, bautismo, baptismo, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin and Late Latin baptismus, baptismum from Ancient Greek βαπτισμός (baptismós), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse, to plunge”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈt͡ʃiz.mo/

  • Hyphenation: ba‧tis‧mo

Noun

batismo m (plural batismos)

  1. baptism

Descendants
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: बपतिस्मा (baptismā)
    Urdu: بپتسمہ (baptismā)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਬਪਤਸਮਾ (baptasamā)
    Shahmukhi script: بپتسما (baptismā)
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