sub-reptício

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subreptīcius.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ [su.bi.hepˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sju/ [su.bi.hepˈt͡ʃi.sju], /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ [sub.hepˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sju/ [sub.hepˈt͡ʃi.sju], /su.bi.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ [su.bi.he.piˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /su.bi.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.sju/ [su.bi.he.piˈt͡ʃi.sju], /sub.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ [sub.he.piˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sub.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.sju/ [sub.he.piˈt͡ʃi.sju]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ [su.bi.χepˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sju/ [su.bi.χepˈt͡ʃi.sju], /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ [sub.χepˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sju/ [sub.χepˈt͡ʃi.sju], /su.bi.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ [su.bi.χe.piˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /su.bi.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.sju/ [su.bi.χe.piˈt͡ʃi.sju], /sub.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ [sub.χe.piˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sub.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.sju/ [sub.χe.piˈt͡ʃi.sju]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.o/ [sub.hepˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sjo/ [sub.hepˈt͡ʃi.sjo], /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.o/ [su.bi.hepˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sjo/ [su.bi.hepˈt͡ʃi.sjo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌsub.ʁɛˈpti.sju/ [ˌsuβ.ʁɛˈpti.sju]

Adjective

sub-reptício (feminine sub-reptícia, masculine plural sub-reptícios, feminine plural sub-reptícias)

  1. surreptitious
    • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
      O medo voltou, sub-reptício, mal ela avançou alguns metros, […]
      Her fear returned, surreptitious, while she had advanced only several meters, […]
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