ejemplo

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish exemplo, enxemplo, enxiemplo, borrowed from Latin exemplum, with a “native” Old Spanish value of the letter x, /ʃ/, instead of /ks/, cf. ejército. First attested in the Poem of the Cid, early 13th century. Compare Catalan exemple and Galician exemplo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈxemplo/ [eˈxẽm.plo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -emplo
  • Syllabification: e‧jem‧plo

Noun

ejemplo m (plural ejemplos)

  1. example
  2. instance

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Hiligaynon: ehemplo

Further reading

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