cetro
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron).
Noun edit
cetro m (plural cetros)
Neapolitan edit
Noun edit
cetro m
- cedar tree
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ce‧tro
Noun edit
cetro m (plural cetros)
- scepter (ornamental staff)
Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron). The initial consonant group -sk- is merged by palatization into a single consonant, so the -e- prosthesis is not necessary (as, for example, in: Latin schola > escuela.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθetɾo/ [ˈθe.t̪ɾo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsetɾo/ [ˈse.t̪ɾo]
- Rhymes: -etɾo
- Syllabification: ce‧tro
Noun edit
cetro m (plural cetros)
Further reading edit
- “cetro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014