crítico
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɾi.ti.ku/
- Hyphenation: crí‧ti‧co
Adjective
crítico (feminine crítica, masculine plural críticos, feminine plural críticas, comparable, comparative mais crítico, superlative o mais crítico or criticíssimo)
- critical (extremely important)
- critical (inclined to criticize; censorious; exacting)
- critical (pertaining to, or indicating a crisis or turning point)
Derived terms
Noun
crítico m (plural críticos, feminine crítica, feminine plural críticas)
- critic (a person who appraises the works of others)
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾitiko/ [ˈkɾi.t̪i.ko]
- Rhymes: -itiko
- Syllabification: crí‧ti‧co
Adjective
crítico (feminine crítica, masculine plural críticos, feminine plural críticas)
- critical (inclined to criticize), judgmental
- Antonym: acrítico
- critical (pertaining to a crisis)
Derived terms
Noun
crítico m (plural críticos, feminine crítica, feminine plural críticas)
- critic (a person who appraises the works of others)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: kritiko
Further reading
- “crítico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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