apócrifo

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See also: apocrifo

Asturian

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Adjective

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apócrifo

  1. neuter of apócrifu

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin apocryphus (secret, not approved for public reading), from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, hidden, obscure), thus “(books) of unknown authorship”, from ἀπό (apó, from) + κρύπτω (krúptō, to hide).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧pó‧cri‧fo

Adjective

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apócrifo (feminine apócrifa, masculine plural apócrifos, feminine plural apócrifas)

  1. apocryphal

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin apocryphus (secret, not approved for public reading), from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, hidden, obscure), thus "(books) of unknown authorship", from ἀπό (apó, from) + κρύπτω (krúptō, to hide).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈpokɾifo/ [aˈpo.kɾi.fo]
  • Rhymes: -okɾifo
  • Syllabification: a‧pó‧cri‧fo

Adjective

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apócrifo (feminine apócrifa, masculine plural apócrifos, feminine plural apócrifas)

  1. apocryphal

Derived terms

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