eureca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

heureca, eureka, heureka

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὕρηκᾰ (heúrēka), first-person singular perfect active indicative of εὑρίσκω (heurískō, “to find; to find out”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɛ.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɛ.ka/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɛ.ka]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɛ.kɐ/

Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
Hyphenation: eu‧re‧ca

Interjection

eureca!

eureka (exclamation indicating sudden discovery)

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