cateter
See also: catéter
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Late Latin catheter, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ca‧te‧ter
Noun edit
cateter m (plural cateteres)
Usage notes edit
The proscribed form and pronunciation is cateter, based on its etymology. However, the word is suffering varying stress, both in Brazil and Portugal, leading to proscribed form catéter. It is recommended that, while the transition is not finished, that the word is written without an accent.[1]
References edit
Further reading edit
- “cateter” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “cateter” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “cateter” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “cateter” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French cathéter.
Noun edit
cateter n (plural catetere)
Declension edit
Declension of cateter
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) cateter | cateterul | (niște) catetere | cateterele |
genitive/dative | (unui) cateter | cateterului | (unor) catetere | cateterelor |
vocative | cateterule | cateterelor |