egoísta

See also: egoista and egoistą

Galician

Adjective

egoísta m or f (plural egoístas)

1. selfish

Derived terms

• egoistamente

Noun

egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

1. egotist

Related terms

• ego
• egoísmo

Further reading

• “egoísta” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French égoïste. By surface analysis, ego +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -istɐ

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ɡoˈis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ɡoˈis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /e.ɡoˈiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ɡoˈis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈɡwiʃ.tɐ/ [iˈɣwiʃ.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: e‧go‧ís‧ta

Adjective

egoísta m or f (plural egoístas)

1. selfish (holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making)

   Synonyms: egocentrado, egocêntrico, egoístico, egotista

   Antonyms: altruísta, altruístico

Derived terms

• egoistamente

Noun

egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

1. egotist, selfish person

   Synonyms: egocentrista, egotista

   Antonym: altruísta

Related terms

• egoísmo
• egoístico

 

Spanish

Etymology

From ego +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡoˈista/ [e.ɣ̞oˈis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: e‧go‧ís‧ta

Adjective

egoísta m or f (masculine and feminine plural egoístas)

1. egotistic (believing oneself to be superior)

   Synonym: egocentrista

   Antonym: abnegado

2. selfish

   Synonyms: avaro, codicioso, codo

   Antonyms: altruista, compartido

Derived terms

• egoístamente

 

Noun

egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

1. egotist

Related terms

• egoísmo

 

Further reading

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