criatura
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin creatūra.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kɾi.əˈtu.ɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kɾi.aˈtu.ɾa/
- Rhymes: -uɾa
Noun
criatura f (plural criatures)
- creature (living being, especially an animal)
- Synonym: creatura
- small child, infant
- Synonym: infant
Related terms
- crear
- crear
- creatura
Further reading
- “criatura” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “criatura”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “criatura” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “criatura” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- creatura (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese creatura, from Latin creatūra, from creō (“create, make”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [kɾɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kɾjaˈtu.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾi.aˈtu.ɾa/ [kɾɪ.aˈtu.ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /kɾjaˈtu.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾi.ɐˈtu.ɾɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /kɾjɐˈtu.ɾɐ/
- Rhymes: -uɾɐ
- Hyphenation: cri‧a‧tu‧ra
Noun
criatura f (plural criaturas)
- creature, beast
- Synonyms: animal, besta, bicho, ser vivo
- person
- Synonyms: pessoa, ser humano, homem, humano
Related terms
- cria
- criação
- criado
- criador
- criadouro
- criança
- criar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin creatūra. Cognate with English creature.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾjaˈtuɾa/ [kɾjaˈt̪u.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -uɾa
- Syllabification: cria‧tu‧ra
Noun
criatura f (plural criaturas)
- creature (living being), critter
- small child, infant
Related terms
- crear
- criador
- criar
Further reading
- “criatura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014