gerontocracia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾõ.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾõ.to.kɾaˈsi.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨ.ɾõ.tɔ.kɾɐˈsi.ɐ/

Noun

gerontocracia f (plural gerontocracias)

(government) gerontocracy (rule by elders)

Spanish

Etymology

From geronto- +‎ -cracia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /xeɾontoˈkɾaθja/ [xe.ɾõn̪.t̪oˈkɾa.θja]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /xeɾontoˈkɾasja/ [xe.ɾõn̪.t̪oˈkɾa.sja]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθja
(Latin America) Rhymes: -asja
Syllabification: ge‧ron‧to‧cra‧cia

Noun

gerontocracia f (plural gerontocracias)

gerontocracy

Derived terms

gerontocrático

Further reading

“gerontocracia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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