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

 

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

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

 

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ɐɾˈtɐ(j).ʎu/, [ɐɾˈtɐ(ɪ̯).ʎu]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ɐɾˈtɐ(j).ʎu/, [ɐɾˈtɐ(ɪ̯).ʎu]
  • IPA^(key): (Central Portugal) /ɐɾˈte.ʎu/, [ɐɾˈte.ʎu]
  • IPA^(key): (Southern Portugal) /ɐɾˈte.ʎu/, [ɐɾˈte.ʎu]

Noun

artelho m (plural artelhos)

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

Synonyms

• pododáctilo, dedo do pé