corruptela
Latin
Etymology
From corrumpō (“corrupt”) + -ēla.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kor.rupˈteː.la/, [kɔrːʊpˈt̪eːɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kor.rupˈte.la/, [korːupˈt̪ɛːlä]
Noun
corruptēla f (genitive corruptēlae); first declension
- seduction, corruption, bribery
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | corruptēla | corruptēlae |
| Genitive | corruptēlae | corruptēlārum |
| Dative | corruptēlae | corruptēlīs |
| Accusative | corruptēlam | corruptēlās |
| Ablative | corruptēlā | corruptēlīs |
| Vocative | corruptēla | corruptēlae |
References
- “corruptela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “corruptela”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- corruptela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- corrutela
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin corruptēla (“corruption”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʁupˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.hupˈtɛ.lɐ], /ko.ʁu.piˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.hu.piˈtɛ.lɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ko.ʁupˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.χupˈtɛ.lɐ], /ko.ʁu.piˈtɛ.lɐ/ [ko.χu.piˈtɛ.lɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʁupˈtɛ.la/ [ko.hupˈtɛ.la]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ʁuˈptɛ.lɐ/
Noun
corruptela f (plural corruptelas)
- anything that corrupts
- the result of corruption
- (linguistics) corruption (debased or nonstandard form of a word)
- (Brazil) small miner village on the edge of virgin lands
Related terms
- corromper
- corrupção
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin corruptēla (“corruption”).
Noun
corruptela f (plural corruptelas)
- corruption
Further reading
- “corruptela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “corruptela” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.