críptic

See also: criptic

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin crypticus, from Ancient Greek κρυπτικός (kruptikós), from κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈkɾip.tik]

Adjective

críptic (feminine críptica, masculine plural críptics, feminine plural críptiques)

1. cryptic

Related terms

• cripsi
• crypta
• cripto-

Further reading

• “críptic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “críptic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.