autoestima

See also: auto-estima

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌaw.tu.əsˈti.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌaw.to.əsˈti.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌaw.to.esˈti.ma]

Noun

autoestima f (uncountable)

1. self-esteem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• auto-estima (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From auto- +‎ estima.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tu.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.tu.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.to.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.to.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tu.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.tu.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.to.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.isˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.to.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.esˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tu.iʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.iʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.tu.eʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.eʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.to.iʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.iʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ], /ˌaw.to.eʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.eʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.to.esˈt͡ʃi.ma/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.esˈt͡ʃi.ma]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tɔ.(i)ʃˈti.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: au‧to‧es‧ti‧ma

Noun

autoestima f (plural autoestimas)

1. self-esteem

Related terms

• estima
• estimar
• estimado

Spanish

Etymology

From auto- +‎ estima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autoesˈtima/ [au̯.t̪o.esˈt̪i.ma]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: au‧to‧es‧ti‧ma

Noun

autoestima f (plural autoestimas)

1. self-esteem

   Muchas personas tienen una baja autoestima.

   Many people suffer from low self-esteem.

   autoestima alta ― high self-esteem

Related terms

• estimar

 

Further reading

• “autoestima”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014