cínico
Galician
Etymology
From Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), probably from the name of the Cynosarges, a public gymnasium in Athens where Antisthenes taught.
Adjective
cínico m (feminine singular cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas)
- cynical, cynic
Noun
cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas)
- cynic
Derived terms
- cinicamente
Related terms
- cinismo
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsĩ.ni.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ni.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ni.ku/
- Hyphenation: cí‧ni‧co
Adjective
cínico (feminine cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas)
- cynical, cynic (of or relating to cynicism)
- cynical, cynic (sceptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others)
Noun
cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas)
- a cynic
Derived terms
- cinicamente
Related terms
- cinismo
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), probably from the name of the Cynosarges, a public gymnasium in Athens where Antisthenes taught.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθiniko/ [ˈθi.ni.ko]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsiniko/ [ˈsi.ni.ko]
- Rhymes: -iniko
- Syllabification: cí‧ni‧co
Adjective
cínico (feminine cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas)
- cynical, cynic
Noun
cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas)
- cynic
Derived terms
- cínicamente
Related terms
- cinismo
Further reading
- “cínico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014