espécime

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• espécimen

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛ.si.mi/, /esˈpɛ.si.mi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛ.si.mi/, /esˈpɛ.si.mi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɛ.si.mi/, /eʃˈpɛ.si.mi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɛ.si.me/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.si.mɨ/

• Hyphenation: es‧pé‧ci‧me

Noun

espécime m (plural espécimes)

1. specimen
2. sample
3. example