aforismo

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Hellenic *apó

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó)

Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-)

Proto-Hellenic *wórwos

Ancient Greek ὅρος (hóros)

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō)

Ancient Greek ὁρῐ́ζω (horĭ́zō)

Ancient Greek ἀφορίζω (aphorízō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (ăphorĭsmós)bor.

Latin aphorismusder.

Esperanto aforismo

Derived from Latin aphorismus. Cognate of English aphorism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afoˈrismo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: a‧fo‧ris‧mo

Noun

aforismo (accusative singular aforismon, plural aforismoj, accusative plural aforismojn)

1. aphorism

Further reading

• “aforismo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “aforismo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.foˈɾiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.foˈɾiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.foˈɾiʒ.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈɾiʒ.mu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧ris‧mo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin aphorismus, from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós).

Noun

aforismo m (plural aforismos)

1. aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)

Related terms

• aforístico
• aforismático

Further reading

• “aforismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology 2

Verb

aforismo

1. first-person singular present indicative of aforismar

Further reading

• “aforismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin aphorismus, from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afoˈɾismo/ [a.foˈɾiz.mo]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: a‧fo‧ris‧mo

Noun

aforismo m (plural aforismos)

1. aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)

Related terms

• aforístico

Further reading

• “aforismo”, 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