eufemismo

See also: eŭfemismo

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ewfeˈmismo/ [ew.feˈmiz̺.mʊ]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

Further reading

• “eufemismo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φάναι (phánai, “to speak, say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmi.zmo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mì‧smo

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismi)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

Derived terms

• eufemistico

Further reading

• eufemismo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French euphémisme (“euphemism”), from Late Latin euphemismos, from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mu/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiz.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mu/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiz.mu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiʒ.mu/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiʒ.mu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mo/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiz.mo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ew.fɨˈmiʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

Further reading

• “eufemismo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “eufemismo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eufeˈmismo/ [eu̯.feˈmiz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

Derived terms

• eufemístico

 

Further reading

• “eufemismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014