lexicologia

See also: lexicología

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• lexiologia
• lexicología (obsolete)

Etymology

From léxico (“lexicon”) +‎ -logia (“-logy”), from Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlɛk.si.ko.loˈʒi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlɛk.si.ko.loˈʒi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlɛk.si.ko.loˈʒi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌlɛ.ksi.ku.luˈʒi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: le‧xi‧co‧lo‧gi‧a

Noun

lexicologia f (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) lexicology (linguistic discipline)

Related terms

• léxico

Further reading

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