profetisa
Galician
Noun
profetisa f (plural profetisas)
- prophetess
Related terms
- profeta
Portuguese
Etymology
From profeta (“prophet”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.feˈt͡ʃi.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.feˈt͡ʃi.za/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.fɨˈti.zɐ/
- Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧ti‧sa
- Homophone: profetiza
Noun
profetisa f (plural profetisas)
- female equivalent of profeta; prophetess
- Synonym: pitonisa
Spanish
Etymology
From profeta (“prophet”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾofeˈtisa/ [pɾo.feˈt̪i.sa]
- Rhymes: -isa
- Syllabification: pro‧fe‧ti‧sa
Noun
profetisa f (plural profetisas)
- female equivalent of profeta (“prophetess”)
Further reading
- “profeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014