electricista

Catalan

Etymology

From elèctric +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈlɛk.tɾi.sis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈlək.tɾi.sis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈlek.tɾi.sis.ta]

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• Hyphenation: e‧lec‧tri‧cis‧ta

Noun

electricista m or f by sense (plural electricistes)

1. electrician

Further reading

• “electricista”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Alternative forms

• eletricista (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /elɛktɾiˈθista/ [e.lɛk.t̪ɾiˈθis̺.t̪ɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /elɛktɾiˈθista/ [e.lɛk.t̪ɾiˈθis̺.t̪ɐ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /elɛktɾiˈsista/ [e.lɛk.t̪ɾiˈsis.t̪ɐ]

• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: e‧lec‧tri‧cis‧ta

Noun

electricista m or f by sense (plural electricistas)

1. electrician

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Noun

electricista m or f by sense (plural electricistas)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of eletricista; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From eléctrico +‎ -ista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eleɡtɾiˈθista/ [e.leɣ̞.t̪ɾiˈθis.t̪a] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /eleɡtɾiˈsista/ [e.leɣ̞.t̪ɾiˈsis.t̪a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: e‧lec‧tri‧cis‧ta

Noun

electricista m or f by sense (plural electricistas)

1. electrician

Related terms

• electricidad

Further reading

• “electricista”, 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