esotérico
See also: esoterico
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
esotérico (feminine esotérica, masculine plural esotéricos, feminine plural esotéricas)
- (philosophy, etc.) esoteric
- understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle
- Antonym: exotérico
- having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical
- understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle
Usage notes edit
The words esotérico and exotérico, despite being antonyms, are homophones in Portuguese.
Further reading edit
- “esotérico” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “esotérico” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “esotérico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “esotérico” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “esotérico” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “esotérico” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /esoˈteɾiko/ [e.soˈt̪e.ɾi.ko]
- (Rioplatense)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eɾiko
- Syllabification: e‧so‧té‧ri‧co
Adjective edit
esotérico (feminine esotérica, masculine plural esotéricos, feminine plural esotéricas)
- (philosophy, etc.) esoteric
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “esotérico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014