autêntico
See also: autentico, autenticó, auténtico, and autenticò
Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “original, genuine, principal”), from αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “one acting by his own authority, perpetrator, ruler”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”).
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ˈtẽ.t͡ʃi.ko/
Adjective
autêntico m (feminine singular autêntica, masculine plural autênticos, feminine plural autênticas, comparable)
- authentic; legitimate; genuine
- Antonyms: apócrifo, falso, inverídico
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:autêntico
Related terms
- autenticação
- autenticado
- autenticar
- autenticidade