anfisbena
Italian
Alternative forms
- anfesibena
Etymology
From Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, literally “going both ways”), from ἀμφίς (amphís, “on both sides”) + βαίνω (baínō, “I walk, step”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.fiˈzbɛ.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛna
- Hyphenation: an‧fi‧sbè‧na
Noun
anfisbena f (plural anfisbene)
- amphisbaena
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.fizˈbẽ.nɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.fiʒˈbẽ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.fizˈbe.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.fiʒˈbe.nɐ/ [ɐ̃.fiʒˈβe.nɐ]
Noun
anfisbena f (plural anfisbenas)
- (Ancient Greek mythology) amphisbaena (mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body)
- amphisbaena (any of the genus Amphisbaena of legless lizards)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, literally “going both ways”), from ἀμφίς (amphís, “on both sides”) + βαίνω (baínō, “I walk, step”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anfisˈbena/ [ãɱ.fizˈβ̞e.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: an‧fis‧be‧na
Noun
anfisbena f (plural anfisbenas)
- (Greek mythology) amphisbaena
- worm lizard
- Synonyms: anfisbenio, culebrilla ciega
Further reading
- “anfisbena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014