elíptico

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ellīpticus, from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós, “defective”).

Adjective

elíptico (feminine elíptica, masculine plural elípticos, feminine plural elípticas)

1. elliptical

Related terms

• elipse

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ellīpticus, from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós, “defective”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlip.t͡ʃi.ku/, /eˈli.pi.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈlip.ti.ku/

• Hyphenation: e‧líp‧ti‧co

Adjective

elíptico (feminine elíptica, masculine plural elípticos, feminine plural elípticas)

1. elliptical (in shape reminding of an ellipse, oval)

Related terms

• elipse

Further reading

• “elíptico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “elíptico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ellīpticus, from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós, “defective”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlibtiko/ [eˈliβ̞.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -ibtiko
• Syllabification: e‧líp‧ti‧co

Adjective

elíptico (feminine elíptica, masculine plural elípticos, feminine plural elípticas)

1. elliptical (in the shape of an ellipse; oval)
2. elliptical (of or showing ellipsis; having words omitted)

Derived terms

• bicicleta elíptica
• entrenador elíptico

Related terms

• elipse
• elipsis

Further reading

• “elíptico”, 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