alejandrino
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Alexandrīnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alexanˈdɾino/ [a.le.xãn̪ˈd̪ɾi.no]
- Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification: a‧le‧jan‧dri‧no
Adjective
alejandrino (feminine alejandrina, masculine plural alejandrinos, feminine plural alejandrinas)
- Alexandrian, Alexandrine (of or relating to Alexandria)
- Alexandrian (of or relating to Alexander the Great)
- (poetry) Alexandrian
Noun
alejandrino m (plural alejandrinos, feminine alejandrina, feminine plural alejandrinas)
- Alexandrian, Alexandrine (someone from Alexandria)
Related terms
Further reading
- “alejandrino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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