amblíope

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • ambliope

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French amblyope, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβλῠωπός (ambluōpós, “dim-sighted”). First attested in 1813.[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈbli.o.pi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈbli.o.pe/

  • Rhymes: -iupi
  • Hyphenation: am‧blí‧o‧pe

Adjective

amblíope m or f (plural amblíopes)

  1. (ophthalmology) amblyopic (relating to or suffering from amblyopia)
    Synonym: ambliópico

Noun

amblíope m or f by sense (plural amblíopes)

  1. (ophthalmology) amblyope (person afflicted with amblyopia)

References
  1. José Pedro Machado (1995) “Amblíope”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 227
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