hipnótico

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin hypnōticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, inducing sleep”, “soporific).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ipˈnɔ.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ipˈnɔ.t͡ʃi.ko/

  • Rhymes: -ɔtiku, -ɔt͡ʃiku
  • Hyphenation: hip‧nó‧ti‧co

Adjective

hipnótico (feminine hipnótica, masculine plural hipnóticos, feminine plural hipnóticas)

  1. hypnotic (relating to or causing hypnosis)
  2. (by extension) enthralling; mesmerising (very exiting)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin hypnōticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, inducing sleep, soporific).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ibˈnotiko/ [iβ̞ˈno.t̪i.ko]
  • Rhymes: -otiko
  • Syllabification: hip‧nó‧ti‧co

Adjective

hipnótico (feminine hipnótica, masculine plural hipnóticos, feminine plural hipnóticas)

  1. hypnotic, mesmerizing

Noun

hipnótico m (plural hipnóticos)

  1. hypnotic (a sleep-inducing drug)

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