metafísica

See also: metafisica

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.təˈfi.zi.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [me.taˈfi.zi.ka]
• Rhymes: -izika

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.

Noun

metafísica f (uncountable)

1. metaphysics

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

metafísica

1. feminine singular of metafísic

Noun

metafísica f (plural metafísiques)

1. female equivalent of metafísic

Further reading

• “metafísica” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “metafísica” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “metafísic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “metafísic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.

Noun

metafísica f (uncountable)

1. metaphysics

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

metafísica

1. feminine singular of metafísico

Noun

metafísica f (plural metafísicas)

1. female equivalent of metafísico

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.taˈfi.zi.kɐ/, /ˌmɛ.taˈfi.zi.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.taˈfi.zi.kɐ/, /ˌmɛ.taˈfi.zi.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.taˈfi.zi.ka/, /ˌmɛ.taˈfi.zi.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.tɐˈfi.zi.kɐ/, /ˌmɛ.tɐˈfi.zi.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -izikɐ
• Hyphenation: me‧ta‧fí‧si‧ca

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.

Noun

metafísica f (uncountable)

1. metaphysics (branch of philosophy that studies first principles)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

metafísica

1. feminine singular of metafísico

Noun

metafísica f (plural metafísicas)

1. female equivalent of metafísico

Further reading

• “metafísica”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “metafísica”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “metafisica” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “metafísica”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “metafísica”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “metafísica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /metaˈfisika/ [me.t̪aˈfi.si.ka]
• Rhymes: -isika
• Syllabification: me‧ta‧fí‧si‧ca

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.

Noun

metafísica f (uncountable)

1. metaphysics (branch of philosophy that studies first principles)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

metafísica f (plural metafísicas)

1. female equivalent of metafísico

Adjective

metafísica

1. feminine singular of metafísico

Further reading

• “metafísico”, 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