método

See also: metodo

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtodo/ [ˈmɛ.t̪o.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛtodo
• Hyphenation: mé‧to‧do

Noun

método m (plural métodos)

1. method

Further reading

• “método”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• methodo (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.to.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.to.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.to.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.tu.du/ [ˈmɛ.tu.ðu]

• Hyphenation: mé‧to‧do

Noun

método m (plural métodos)

1. method
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:

     Naturalmente, cada um teve seu método e suas prioridades.

     Naturally, each one had his method and his priorities.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:método.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetodo/ [ˈme.t̪o.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -etodo
• Syllabification: mé‧to‧do

Noun

método m (plural métodos)

1. method

   Synonym: procedimiento

Derived terms

• método científico

Related terms

• metódico
• metodología

Further reading

• “método”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10