alcaico

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Alcaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαϊκός (Alkaïkós), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, Alceo +‎ -ico.

Adjective

alcaico (feminine alcaica, masculine plural alcaici, feminine plural alcaiche)

1. Alcaic

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Alcaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαϊκός (Alkaïkós), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, Alceu +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkaj.ku/ [aʊ̯ˈkaɪ̯.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈkaj.ku/ [aɫˈkaj.ku]

• Hyphenation: al‧cai‧co

Adjective

alcaico (feminine alcaica, masculine plural alcaicos, feminine plural alcaicas)

1. Alcaic (pertaining to a type of verse invented by the Greek poet Alcaeus)

Further reading

• “alcaico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “alcaico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026