obelisco

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Interlingua[edit]

Noun[edit]

obelisco (plural obeliscos)

  1. obelisk

Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin obeliscus (obelisk), from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós, needle).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /o.beˈli.sko/
  • Rhymes: -isko
  • Hyphenation: o‧be‧lì‧sco

Noun[edit]

obelisco m (plural obelischi)

  1. obelisk

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

obeliscō

  1. dative/ablative singular of obeliscus

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: o‧be‧lis‧co

Noun[edit]

obelisco m (plural obeliscos)

  1. obelisk (a tall stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point)

Spanish[edit]

obelisco

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin obeliscus, from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos).

Noun[edit]

obelisco m (plural obeliscos)

  1. obelisk

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