catártico

See also: catartico

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, from Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈtaʁ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [kaˈtah.t͡ʃi.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈtaʁ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [kaˈtah.t͡ʃi.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaˈtaɾ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈtaʁ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [kaˈtaχ.t͡ʃi.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈtaɻ.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈtaɾ.ti.ku/

Adjective

catártico (feminine catártica, masculine plural catárticos, feminine plural catárticas)

1. cathartic (inducing catharsis)

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, from Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈtaɾtiko/ [kaˈt̪aɾ.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -aɾtiko
• Syllabification: ca‧tár‧ti‧co

Adjective

catártico (feminine catártica, masculine plural catárticos, feminine plural catárticas)

1. cathartic (inducing catharsis)

Related terms

• catarsis

 

Further reading

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