solecismo

Italian

Noun

solecismo m (plural solecismi)

1. solecism

Related terms

• solecizzare

Anagrams

• messicolo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σολοικισμός (soloikismós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.leˈsiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.leˈsiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /so.leˈsiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.leˈsiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.lɨˈsiʒ.mu/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -izmu, (Portugal) -iʒmu
• Hyphenation: so‧le‧cis‧mo

Noun

solecismo m (plural solecismos)

1. (grammar) solecism (Grammatical error, generally syntax, due to lack of knowledge of one or more rules)

   há solecismo quando se usa "houveram homens" em vez de "houve homens"

   there is solecism when using "houveram homens" instead of "houve homens"

2. (figuratively) error

Derived terms

• solecista

Related terms

• barbarismo
• erro

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soleˈθismo/ [so.leˈθiz.mo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /soleˈsismo/ [so.leˈsiz.mo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: so‧le‧cis‧mo

Noun

solecismo m (plural solecismos)

1. (grammar) solecism

Further reading

• “solecismo”, 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