analfabeto
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Noun edit
analfabeto (accusative singular analfabeton, plural analfabetoj, accusative plural analfabetojn)
- illiterate person
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos, “alphabet”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧nal‧fa‧be‧to
Adjective edit
analfabeto (feminine analfabeta, masculine plural analfabetos, feminine plural analfabetas, comparable, comparative mais analfabeto, superlative o mais analfabeto or analfabetíssimo)
- not or little instructed in letters; no or little able to read; illiterate; unlettered
- (figuratively) ignorant; referring to a person lacking knowledge in general or in a specific subject
- (figuratively, derogatory) someone who writes poorly, committing too many grammatical or spelling mistakes, etc.
Noun edit
analfabeto m (plural analfabetos, feminine analfabeta, feminine plural analfabetas)
- an illiterate person
See also edit
Further reading edit
- analfabeto, in Dicionário Priberam
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos, “alphabet”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛtu
Adjective edit
analfabeto (feminine analfabeta, masculine plural analfabetos, feminine plural analfabetas)
- unlettered, illiterate
- Antonym: alfabeto
Noun edit
analfabeto m (plural analfabetos, feminine analfabeta, feminine plural analfabetas)
- illiterate person
- Antonym: alfabeto
Usage notes edit
- In analogy to adjectives as e.g. idiota masculine forms analfabeta/analfabetas are sometimes used, however RAE considers this usage as wrong.
Derived terms edit
- alfabeto (“literate”)
- analfabetismo
Further reading edit
- “analfabeto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014