teórico

See also: teorico

Asturian

Adjective

teórico

1. neuter of teóricu

Galician

Adjective

teórico (feminine teórica, masculine plural teóricos, feminine plural teóricas)

1. theoretical

Derived terms

• teoricamente

Related terms

• teoría

Further reading

• “teórico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• theorico (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

From teoria + -ico.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈɔ.ɾi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈɔ.ɾi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈɔ.ɾi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtjɔ.ɾi.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɔɾiku
• Hyphenation: te‧ó‧ri‧co

Adjective

teórico (feminine teórica, masculine plural teóricos, feminine plural teóricas)

1. theoretical (of or relating to theory)
2. academic (having no practical importance)

Derived terms

• teoricamente

Noun

teórico m (plural teóricos, feminine teórica, feminine plural teóricas)

1. theorist

   Synonym: teorista

Further reading

• “teórico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “teórico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “teórico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “teórico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish teoría

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icusbor.

Spanish -ico

Spanish teórico

From teoría + -ico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈoɾiko/ [t̪eˈo.ɾi.ko]
• Rhymes: -oɾiko
• Syllabification: te‧ó‧ri‧co

Adjective

teórico (feminine teórica, masculine plural teóricos, feminine plural teóricas)

1. theoretical

Derived terms

• teóricamente

Noun

teórico m (plural teóricos, feminine teórica, feminine plural teóricas)

1. theorist

Further reading

• “teórico”, 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