hermeneuta

Aragonese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “interpreter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾmeˈneu̯ta/
• Syllabification: her‧me‧neu‧ta
• Rhymes: -eu̯ta

Noun

hermeneuta m or f by sense

1. (countable, philosophy, theology) hermeneut, hermeneuticist (one who interprets texts, especially holy texts)

Related terms

• hermeneutica (“hermeneutic [noun]; hermeneutics [sing. noun]”)
• hermeneutico (“hermeneutic [adj.], hermeneutical”)

Further reading

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA) (version 13) (in Aragonese), page 1353
• 2024 October, Diccionario aragonés-castellano-catalán: Estudio de Filología Aragonesa (version 14) (in Aragonese), page 647

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾmeˈneu̯ta/ [eɾ.meˈnøu̯.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eu̯ta
• Syllabification: her‧me‧neu‧ta

Noun

hermeneuta m or f (plural hermeneutas)

1. (countable, philosophy, theology) hermeneut, hermeneuticist (one who interprets texts, especially holy texts)

Related terms

• hermenéutica (“hermeneutics [sing. noun]”)
• hermenéuticu (“hermeneutic [adj.], hermeneutical”)

Further reading

• Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). →ISBN.

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “interpreter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.məˈnɛw.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eɾ.meˈnɛw.ta]

Noun

hermeneuta m or f by sense (plural hermeneutes)

1. (countable, philosophy, theology) hermeneut, hermeneuticist (one who interprets texts, especially holy texts)

Related terms

• hermenèutic (“hermeneutic [adj.], hermeneutical”)
• hermenèutica (“hermeneutic [noun]; hermeneutics [sing. noun]”)

Further reading

• “hermeneuta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “hermeneuta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “hermeneuta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “interpreter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɾ.meˈnɛw.ta̝/
• Rhymes: -ɛwta
• Syllabification: her‧me‧neu‧ta

Noun

hermeneuta m or f by sense (plural hermeneutas)

1. (countable, philosophy, theology) hermeneut, hermeneuticist (one who interprets texts, especially holy texts)

Related terms

• hermenéutica (“hermeneutic [noun]; hermeneutics [sing. noun]”)
• hermenéutico (“hermeneutic [adj.], hermeneutical”)

Further reading

• “hermeneuta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• hermeneuta, in Digalego: Dicionario de Galego (in Galician), Xunta de Galicia
• hermeneuta, in Dicionario de pronuncia da lingua galega (in Galician), Instituto da Lingua Galega, 2025

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “interpreter”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eʁ.meˈnew.tɐ/ [eɦ.meˈneʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eʁ.meˈnew.tɐ/ [eɦ.meˈneʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /eɾ.meˈnew.tɐ/ [eɾ.meˈneʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /eʁ.meˈnew.tɐ/ [eʁ.meˈneʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eɻ.meˈnew.ta/ [eɻ.meˈneʊ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iɾ.mɨˈnew.tɐ/

Noun

hermeneuta m or f by sense (plural hermeneutas)

1. (countable, philosophy, theology) hermeneut, hermeneuticist (one who interprets texts, especially holy texts)

Related terms

• hermenêutica (“hermeneutic [noun]; hermeneutics [sing. noun]”)
• hermenêutico (“hermeneutic [adj.], hermeneutical”)

Further reading

• “hermeneuta”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “hermeneuta”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “hermeneuta” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “hermeneuta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “hermeneuta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “hermeneuta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “interpreter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾmeˈneuta/ [eɾ.meˈneu̯.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -euta
• Syllabification: her‧me‧neu‧ta

Noun

hermeneuta m or f by sense (plural hermeneutas)

1. (countable, philosophy, theology) hermeneut, hermeneuticist (one who interprets texts, especially holy texts)

Related terms

• hermenéutica (“hermeneutic [noun]; hermeneutics [sing. noun]”)
• hermenéutico (“hermeneutic [adj.], hermeneutical”)

Further reading

• “hermeneuta”, 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