elástico
See also: elastico
Galician
Adjective
elástico m (feminine singular elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas)
- elastic
Related terms
- elasticidade
Portuguese
Etymology
From New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek as if *ἐλαστής (*elastḗs) for ἐλατής (elatḗs), equivalent to ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”), from ἐλαύνειν (elaúnein, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈlas.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /eˈlaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈlas.t͡ʃi.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈlaʃ.ti.ku/, /ɛˈlaʃ.ti.ku/
- Hyphenation: e‧lás‧ti‧co
Adjective
elástico (feminine elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas)
- elastic
Derived terms
- inelástico
Noun
elástico m (plural elásticos)
- elastic band
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈlastiko/ [eˈlas.t̪i.ko]
- Rhymes: -astiko
- Syllabification: e‧lás‧ti‧co
Adjective
elástico (feminine elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas)
- elastic
Derived terms
- cama elástica
- elasticidad
- goma elástica
- salto elástico
Further reading
- “elástico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014