Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from French amblyope, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβλῠωπός (ambluōpós, dim-sighted). First attested in 1813.[1]

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: -iupi
  • Hyphenation: am‧blí‧o‧pe

Adjective edit

amblíope m or f (plural amblíopes)

  1. (ophthalmology) amblyopic (relating to or suffering from amblyopia)
    Synonym: ambliópico

Noun edit

amblíope m or f by sense (plural amblíopes)

  1. (ophthalmology) amblyope (person afflicted with amblyopia)

References edit

  1. ^ José Pedro Machado (1995) “Amblíope”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 227