fotógrafo
See also: fotografo and fotografò
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈtɔ.ɡɾa.fu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈtɔ.ɡɾa.fo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈtɔ.ɡɾɐ.fu/ [fuˈtɔ.ɣɾɐ.fu]
- Hyphenation: fo‧tó‧gra‧fo
Noun
fotógrafo m (plural fotógrafos, feminine fotógrafa, feminine plural fotógrafas)
- photographer (person who takes photographs)
Spanish
Etymology
From foto- + -grafo.
Noun
fotógrafo m (plural fotógrafos, feminine fotógrafa, feminine plural fotógrafas)
- photographer
Usage notes
The noun fotógrafo is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.
Related terms
- foto, fotografía
- fotografiar
Further reading
- “fotógrafo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014