eufemismo
See also: eŭfemismo
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ewfeˈmismo/ [ew.feˈmiz̺.mʊ]
- Rhymes: -ismo
- Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo
Further reading
- “eufemismo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φάναι (phánai, “to speak, say”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ew.feˈmi.zmo/
- Rhymes: -izmo
- Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mì‧smo
Derived terms
Further reading
- eufemismo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French euphémisme (“euphemism”), from Late Latin euphemismos, from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mu/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiz.mu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ew.feˈmiʒ.mu/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiʒ.mu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mo/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiz.mo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ew.fɨˈmiʒ.mu/
- Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo
Further reading
- “eufemismo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “eufemismo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eufeˈmismo/ [eu̯.feˈmiz.mo]
- Rhymes: -ismo
- Syllabification: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo
Derived terms
Further reading
- “eufemismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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