ampiteatro

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ampiteyatro, ampitiyatro

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi

Proto-Hellenic *ampʰí

Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí)

Ancient Greek θεάομαι (theáomai)

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Hellenic *-tron

Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)

Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron)

Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron)

Latin amphitheātrum

Spanish anfiteatrobor.

Tagalog ampiteatro

Borrowed from Spanish anfiteatro, from Latin amphitheātrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔampiteˈatɾo/ [ʔɐm.pɪ.t̪ɛˈjaː.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -atɾo
• Syllabification: am‧pi‧te‧a‧tro

Noun

ampiteatro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆᜒᜌᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. amphitheatre

   Synonym: dulaang-pabilog

Related terms

• teatro

Further reading

• “ampiteatro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 35