artelho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese artello, from Vulgar Latin *articlus, a syncopated/contracted form of Latin articulus (digiti). Compare the borrowed doublets artigo and artículo. Compare Spanish artejo, Galician artello, Catalan artell, French orteil.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈte.ʎu/ [ahˈte.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈte.ʎu/ [ahˈte.ʎu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈte.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈte.ʎu/ [aχˈte.ʎu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈte.ʎo/

• Hyphenation: ar‧te‧lho

Noun

artelho m (plural artelhos)

1. toe (digit of the foot)
2. (Portugal) tibio-tarsic joint

Synonyms

• pododáctilo, dedo do pé