alejandrino

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Alexandrīnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alexanˈdɾino/ [a.le.xãn̪ˈd̪ɾi.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: a‧le‧jan‧dri‧no

Adjective

alejandrino (feminine alejandrina, masculine plural alejandrinos, feminine plural alejandrinas)

1. Alexandrian, Alexandrine (of or relating to Alexandria)
2. Alexandrian (of or relating to Alexander the Great)
3. (poetry) Alexandrian

Noun

alejandrino m (plural alejandrinos, feminine alejandrina, feminine plural alejandrinas)

1. Alexandrian, Alexandrine (someone from Alexandria)

Noun

alejandrino m (plural alejandrinos)

1. (poetry) alexandrine

Related terms

• Alejandría
• Alejandro

 

Further reading

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