ático

See also: atiço, -atico, and -ático

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Atticus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ti.ku/

• Hyphenation: á‧ti‧co

Adjective

ático (feminine ática, masculine plural áticos, feminine plural áticas)

1. Attic (of or relating to Attica, a region of Greece)

Noun

ático m (plural áticos)

1. Attic (Ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica)
2. (architecture) a story or low wall above the cornice of a façade

Related terms

• Ática

Further reading

• “ático”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ático”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Atticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatiko/ [ˈa.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -atiko
• Syllabification: á‧ti‧co

Noun

ático m (plural áticos)

1. penthouse, loft, attic

Derived terms

• sobreático

Adjective

ático (feminine ática, masculine plural áticos, feminine plural áticas)

1. Attic (of, from or relating to the region of Attica, Greece)

Noun

ático m (plural áticos, feminine ática, feminine plural áticas)

1. native or inhabitant of the region of Attica, Greece (usually male)

Noun

ático m (uncountable)

1. Attic (Ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica)

Related terms

• Ática

Further reading

• “ático”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025