enfático

See also: enfatico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός (emphatikós), variant of ἐμφαντικός (emphantikós), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “I show, present”). More at ênfase.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈfa.t͡ʃi.ku/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈfa.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈfa.t͡ʃi.ku/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈfa.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈfa.t͡ʃi.ko/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈfa.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈfa.ti.ku/

Adjective

enfático (feminine enfática, masculine plural enfáticos, feminine plural enfáticas)

1. emphatic (having emphasis)

Derived terms

• enfaticamente

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός (emphatikós), variant of ἐμφαντικός (emphantikós), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “to show, present”). More at énfasis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enˈfatiko/ [ẽɱˈfa.t̪i.ko]

Adjective

enfático (feminine enfática, masculine plural enfáticos, feminine plural enfáticas)

1. emphatic

Derived terms

• enfáticamente

Related terms

• énfasis

Further reading

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