anfiteatro

Galician

Etymology

From Latin amphitheātrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron).

Noun

anfiteatro m (plural anfiteatros)

1. amphitheatre

Further reading

• “anfiteatro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Etymology

From Latin amphitheātrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron). By surface analysis, anfi- +‎ teatro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.fi.teˈa.tro/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atro
• Hyphenation: an‧fi‧te‧à‧tro

Noun

anfiteatro m (plural anfiteatri)

1. (architecture, geology) amphitheatre, amphitheater

Further reading

• anfiteatro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amphitheātrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron). By surface analysis, anfi- +‎ teatro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.fi.teˈa.tɾu/, /ˌɐ̃.fi.t͡ʃiˈa.tɾu/ [ˌɐ̃.fi.t͡ʃɪˈa.tɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɐ̃.fiˈt͡ʃja.tɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.fi.teˈa.tɾu/, /ˌɐ̃.fi.t͡ʃiˈa.tɾu/ [ˌɐ̃.fi.t͡ʃɪˈa.tɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɐ̃.fiˈt͡ʃja.tɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.fi.teˈa.tɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.fiˈtja.tɾu/

• Rhymes: -atɾu
• Hyphenation: an‧fi‧te‧a‧tro

Noun

anfiteatro m (plural anfiteatros)

1. amphitheatre (an open, outdoor theatre)

Related terms

• teatro

Further reading

• “anfiteatro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amphitheātrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron). By surface analysis, anfi- +‎ teatro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anfiteˈatɾo/ [ãɱ.fi.t̪eˈa.t̪ɾo]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -atɾo
• Syllabification: an‧fi‧te‧a‧tro

Noun

anfiteatro m (plural anfiteatros)

1. amphitheater

Derived terms

• anfiteatro anatómico

 

Further reading

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