analfabeto

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [analfaˈbeto]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Hyphenation: a‧nal‧fa‧be‧to

Noun

analfabeto (accusative singular analfabeton, plural analfabetoj, accusative plural analfabetojn)

1. illiterate person

Related terms

• analfabeta
• analfabeteco
• analfabetulo

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos, “alphabet”).

Adjective

analfabeto (feminine analfabeta, masculine plural analfabetos, feminine plural analfabetas, comparable, comparative mais analfabeto, superlative o mais analfabeto or analfabetíssimo)

1. not or little instructed in letters; no or little able to read; illiterate; unlettered
2. (figuratively) ignorant; referring to a person lacking knowledge in general or in a specific subject
3. (figuratively, derogatory) someone who writes poorly, committing too many grammatical or spelling mistakes, etc.

See also

• analfabetismo
• analfabeto funcional

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos, “alphabet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /analfaˈbeto/ [a.nal.faˈβ̞e.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Hyphenation: a‧nal‧fa‧be‧to

Adjective

analfabeto (feminine analfabeta, masculine plural analfabetos, feminine plural analfabetas)

1. unlettered, illiterate

   Antonym: alfabeto

Noun

analfabeto m (plural analfabetos, feminine analfabeta, feminine plural analfabetas)

1. illiterate person

   Antonym: alfabeto

Usage notes

• In analogy to adjectives as e.g. idiota masculine forms analfabeta/analfabetas are sometimes used, however RAE considers this usage as wrong.

Derived terms

• analfabetismo
• alfabeto (“literate”)

Further reading

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