corruptela
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From corrumpō (“corrupt”) + -ēla.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kor.rupˈteː.la/, [kɔrːʊpˈt̪eːɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kor.rupˈte.la/, [korːupˈt̪ɛːlä]
Noun edit
corruptēla f (genitive corruptēlae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | corruptēla | corruptēlae |
Genitive | corruptēlae | corruptēlārum |
Dative | corruptēlae | corruptēlīs |
Accusative | corruptēlam | corruptēlās |
Ablative | corruptēlā | corruptēlīs |
Vocative | corruptēla | corruptēlae |
References edit
- “corruptela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “corruptela”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- corruptela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin corruptēla (“corruption”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
corruptela f (plural corruptelas)
- anything that corrupts
- the result of corruption
- (linguistics) corruption (debased or nonstandard form of a word)
- (Brazil) small miner village on the edge of virgin lands
Related terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin corruptēla (“corruption”).
Noun edit
corruptela f (plural corruptelas)
Further reading edit
- “corruptela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “corruptela” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.