adélfico

See also: adelfico

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφικός (adelphikós, “brotherly”), from ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈdɛw.fi.ku/ [aˈdɛʊ̯.fi.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈdɛw.fi.ko/ [aˈdɛʊ̯.fi.ko]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈdɛl.fi.ku/ [ɐˈðɛɫ.fi.ku]

  • Hyphenation: a‧dél‧fi‧co

Adjective

adélfico (feminine adélfica, masculine plural adélficos, feminine plural adélficas)

  1. adelphic (describing a form of polyandry where a woman is married to brothers)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.