científico

Asturian

Adjective

científico

1. neuter of científicu

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θjenˈtifikʊ/

Adjective

científico (feminine científica, masculine plural científicos, feminine plural científicas)

1. scientific

Derived terms

• cientificamente

Noun

científico m (plural científicos, feminine científica, feminine plural científicas)

1. scientist

Related terms

• ciencia

Further reading

• “científico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• scientífico (pre-reform spelling)
• scientifico (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin scientificus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.ẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ku/ [sɪ.ẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ku], (faster pronunciation) /sjẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.ẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ku/ [sɪ.ẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ku], (faster pronunciation) /sjẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.ẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ko/ [sɪ.ẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ko], (faster pronunciation) /sjẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sjẽˈti.fi.ku/

Adjective

científico (feminine científica, masculine plural científicos, feminine plural científicas)

1. scientific

Derived terms

• anticientífico
• cientificamente
• cientificismo
• ficção científica
• método científico
• nome científico
• pseudocientífico
• racismo científico

Related terms

• ciência
• cientista

Descendants

• → Tetum: sientífiku

Further reading

• “científico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θjenˈtifiko/ [θjẽn̪ˈt̪i.fi.ko]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sjenˈtifiko/ [sjẽn̪ˈt̪i.fi.ko]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ifiko
• Syllabification: cien‧tí‧fi‧co

Adjective

científico (feminine científica, masculine plural científicos, feminine plural científicas)

1. scientific

Derived terms

• acientífico
• anticientífico
• científicamente
• cientificismo
• método científico
• nombre científico

Noun

científico m (plural científicos, feminine científica, feminine plural científicas)

1. scientist

Derived terms

• científico loco

Related terms

• ciencia

Further reading

• “científico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10