cetro

From Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron).

cetro m (plural cetros)

1. scepter

cetro m

1. cedar tree

• ceptro
• sceptro (obsolete)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron).

• Hyphenation: ce‧tro

cetro m (plural cetros)

1. scepter (ornamental staff)

• 'As variantes cetro e ceptro' in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa

Inherited from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron). The initial consonant group -sk- is merged by palatization into a single consonant, so the -e- prosthesis is not necessary (as, for example, in: Latin schola > escuela.

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθetɾo/ [ˈθe.t̪ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsetɾo/ [ˈse.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -etɾo
• Syllabification: ce‧tro

cetro m (plural cetros)

1. scepter

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