jerarquía
See also: jerarquia
Spanish
Alternative forms
- hierarquía (obsolete)
Etymology
From earlier hierarquía, from Medieval Latin hierarchia, from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία (hierarkhía) "rule of a high priest", from ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs) "sacred ruler, high priest".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xeɾaɾˈkia/ [xe.ɾaɾˈki.a]
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: je‧rar‧quí‧a
Noun
jerarquía f (plural jerarquías)
- hierarchy, pecking order
- rank
- Synonym: rango
Derived terms
- jerarquizar
Related terms
- jerarca
- jerárquico
Further reading
- “jerarquía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014