autoestima
See also: auto-estima
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- auto-estima (pre-1990 spelling)
Etymology
From auto- + estima.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌaw.tu.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.tu.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.to.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.to.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌaw.tu.iʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.iʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.tu.eʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.eʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.to.iʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.iʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.to.eʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.eʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌaw.to.esˈt͡ʃi.ma/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.esˈt͡ʃi.ma]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌaw.tɔ.(i)ʃˈti.mɐ/
- Hyphenation: au‧to‧es‧ti‧ma
Noun
autoestima f (plural autoestimas)
- self-esteem
Related terms
- estima
- estimar
- estimado
Spanish
Etymology
From auto- + estima.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /autoesˈtima/ [au̯.t̪o.esˈt̪i.ma]
- Rhymes: -ima
- Syllabification: au‧to‧es‧ti‧ma
Noun
autoestima f (plural autoestimas)
- self-esteem
- Muchas personas tienen una baja autoestima.
- Many people suffer from low self-esteem.
- autoestima alta ― high self-esteem
Related terms
- estimar
Further reading
- “autoestima”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014