apócrifo
See also: apocrifo
Asturian
Adjective
apócrifo
- neuter of apócrifu
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin apocryphus (“secret, not approved for public reading”), from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, “hidden, obscure”), thus “(books) of unknown authorship”, from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈpɔ.kɾi.fu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈpɔ.kɾi.fo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈpɔ.kɾi.fu/
- Hyphenation: a‧pó‧cri‧fo
Adjective
apócrifo (feminine apócrifa, masculine plural apócrifos, feminine plural apócrifas)
- apocryphal
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin apocryphus (“secret, not approved for public reading”), from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, “hidden, obscure”), thus "(books) of unknown authorship", from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈpokɾifo/ [aˈpo.kɾi.fo]
- Rhymes: -okɾifo
- Syllabification: a‧pó‧cri‧fo
Adjective
apócrifo (feminine apócrifa, masculine plural apócrifos, feminine plural apócrifas)
- apocryphal
Derived terms
- apócrifamente
Further reading
- “apócrifo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014