cateter

See also: catéter

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin catheter, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.teˈtɛʁ/ [ka.teˈtɛh], (varying stress) /kaˈtɛ.teʁ/ [kaˈtɛ.teh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.teˈtɛɾ/, (varying stress) /kaˈtɛ.teɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.teˈtɛʁ/ [ka.teˈtɛχ], (varying stress) /kaˈtɛ.teʁ/ [kaˈtɛ.teχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.teˈtɛɻ/, (varying stress) /kaˈtɛ.teɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.tɛˈtɛɾ/, (varying stress) /kɐˈtɛ.tɛɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.tɛˈtɛ.ɾi/, (varying stress) /kɐˈtɛ.tɛɾ/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧te‧ter

Noun

cateter m (plural cateteres)

  1. (medicine) catheter (small tube inserted into a body cavity)

Usage notes

The proscribed form and pronunciation is cateter, based on its etymology. However, the word is suffering varying stress, both in Brazil and Portugal, leading to proscribed form catéter. It is recommended that, while the transition is not finished, that the word is written without an accent.[1]

References
  1. 'Acerca da palavra cateter'

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cathéter.

Noun

cateter n (plural catetere)

  1. catheter

Declension
Declension of cateter
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) cateter cateterul (niște) catetere cateterele
genitive/dative (unui) cateter cateterului (unor) catetere cateterelor
vocative cateterule cateterelor
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