pedantería

See also: pedanteria and pedanterią

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish pedante

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -āria

Spanish -ería

Spanish pedantería

From pedante + -ería.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pedanteˈɾia/ [pe.ð̞ãn̪.t̪eˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: pe‧dan‧te‧rí‧a

Noun

pedantería f (plural pedanterías)

1. pedantry (overly ambitious display of learning)

   Synonym: pedantismo (rare)

Further reading

• “pedantería”, 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