eureca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• heureca, eureka, heureka

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὕρηκᾰ (heúrēka), first-person singular perfect active indicative of εὑρίσκω (heurískō, “to find; to find out”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɛ.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɛ.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɛ.ka/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɛ.ka]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɛ.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
• Hyphenation: eu‧re‧ca

Interjection

eureca!

1. eureka (exclamation indicating sudden discovery)