catequista
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin catēchista, from Ancient Greek κατηχιστής (katēkhistḗs, “oral instructor”), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to instruct orally”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.teˈkis.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.teˈkiʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.teˈkis.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.tɨˈkiʃ.tɐ/
Noun
catequista m or f by sense (plural catequistas)
- (religion) catechist
Related terms
- catequese
- catequismo
- catequisar
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin catēchista, from Ancient Greek κατηχιστής (katēkhistḗs, “oral instructor”), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to instruct orally”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kateˈkista/ [ka.t̪eˈkis.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: ca‧te‧quis‧ta
Noun
catequista m or f (plural catequistas)
- (religion) catechist
Related terms
- catecismo, catequismo
- catequesis
- catequizar
Further reading
- “catequista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014