estimado
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aestimātus.
Adjective
estimado (feminine estimada, masculine plural estimados, feminine plural estimadas)
- dear (formal way of addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter)
- Synonym: prezado
Participle
estimado (feminine estimada, masculine plural estimados, feminine plural estimadas)
- past participle of estimar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin aestimātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /estiˈmado/ [es.t̪iˈma.ð̞o]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: es‧ti‧ma‧do
Adjective
estimado (feminine estimada, masculine plural estimados, feminine plural estimadas)
- dear (formal way of addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter)
Participle
estimado (feminine estimada, masculine plural estimados, feminine plural estimadas)
- past participle of estimar
Further reading
- “estimado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014