egoísta

See also: egoista and egoistą

Galician

Adjective

egoísta m or f (plural egoístas)

1. selfish

Derived terms

• egoistamente

Noun

egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

1. egotist

Related terms

• ego
• egoísmo

Further reading

• “egoísta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂

Proto-Italic *egō

Archaic Latin eco

Latin ego

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istalbor.

French -iste

French égoïstebor.

Portuguese egoísta

Borrowed from French égoïste. By surface analysis, ego + -ista.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -istɐ

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ɡoˈis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ɡoˈis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /e.ɡoˈiʃ.tɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈɡwiʃ.tɐ/ [iˈɣwiʃ.tɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈɡwiʃ.tɐ/ [iˈɣwiʃ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈɡwiʃ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: e‧go‧ís‧ta

Adjective

egoísta m or f (plural egoístas)

1. selfish (holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making)

   Synonyms: egocentrado, egocêntrico, egoístico, egotista

   Antonyms: altruísta, altruístico

Derived terms

• egoistamente

Noun

egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

1. egotist, selfish person

   Synonyms: egocentrista, egotista

   Antonym: altruísta

Related terms

• egoísmo
• egoístico

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂

Proto-Italic *egō

Archaic Latin eco

Latin egolbor.

Spanish ego

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istalbor.

Spanish -ista

Spanish egoísta

From ego + -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡoˈista/ [e.ɣ̞oˈis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: e‧go‧ís‧ta

Adjective

egoísta m or f (masculine and feminine plural egoístas)

1. egotistic (believing oneself to be superior)

   Synonym: egocentrista

   Antonym: abnegado

2. selfish

   Synonyms: avaro, codicioso, codo

   Antonyms: altruista, compartido

Derived terms

• egoístamente

Noun

egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

1. egotist

Related terms

• egoísmo

Further reading

• “egoísta”, 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