énfasis

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “appearance, significance, emphasis”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “to show, present”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈenfasis/ [ˈẽɱ.fa.sis]

Noun

énfasis m (plural énfasis)

1. emphasis

Related terms

• enfático
• enfatizar

Further reading

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