batistério

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• baptistério (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾju/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ba.t͡ʃiʃˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [ba.t͡ʃiʃˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ba.t͡ʃiʃˈtɛ.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ [ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ba.tiʃˈtɛ.ɾju/

• Hyphenation: ba‧tis‧té‧ri‧o

Noun

batistério m (plural batistérios)

1. baptistry

Related terms

• batismo
• batista
• batizar