elogio

See also: elogió and elogiò

Catalan

Verb

elogio

1. first-person singular present indicative of elogiar

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin ēlogium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlɔ.d͡ʒo/
• Rhymes: -ɔdʒo
• Hyphenation: e‧lò‧gio

Noun

elogio m (plural elogi)

1. praise, commendation

   Synonym: lode

2. eulogy, oration
3. rave

Related terms

• elogiare
• elogista

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

elogio

1. first-person singular present indicative of elogiare

Further reading

• elogio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

ēlogiō

1. dative/ablative singular of ēlogium

References

• “elogio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “elogio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin ēlogium (“inscription on a tombstone”), from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖον (elegeîon, “elegiac poem or inscription”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.loˈʒi.u/, /e.loˈʒiw/ [e.loˈʒiʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.luˈʒi.u/

• Hyphenation: e‧lo‧gi‧o

Noun

elogio m (plural elogios)

1. praise, compliment

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:elogio

   Antonyms: insulto, injúria, ofensa; see also Thesaurus:insulto

2. eulogy (high praise or recommendation)

Derived terms

• elogiar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

elogio

1. first-person singular present indicative of elogiar

Further reading

• “elogio”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “elogio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “elogio”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “elogio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “elogio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈloxjo/ [eˈlo.xjo]
• Rhymes: -oxjo
• Syllabification: e‧lo‧gio

Etymology 1

From Latin ēlogium (“inscription on a tombstone”), the sense development being "inscription" > "recognition" > "praise".

Noun

elogio m (plural elogios)

1. praise, commendation

   Synonym: encomio

   • 1844, Enrique Gil y Carrasco, El Señor de Bembibre:

     el buen montero todavía tuvo tiempo para volver a su aguardo y coger la liebre, que trajo triunfante a casa muy temprano deshaciéndose en elogios de su galgo.

     the good beater still had time to get back to his hideout and grab the hare, which he brought home triumphantly, singing the praises of his greyhound.

Related terms

• elogiar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

elogio

1. first-person singular present indicative of elogiar

Further reading

• “elogio”, 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