See also: hipotecá

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin hypothēca (pledge, mortgage).

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Noun

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hipoteca f (plural hipoteques)

  1. mortgage
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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since 1384. Learned borrowing from Latin hypothēca (pledge, mortgage).

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Noun

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hipoteca f (plural hipotecas)

  1. mortgage (special form of secured loan)

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin hypotheca, from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē).

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
  • Hyphenation: hi‧po‧te‧ca

Noun

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hipoteca f (plural hipotecas)

  1. mortgage (special form of secured loan)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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hipoteca

  1. inflection of hipotecar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ipoˈteka/ [i.poˈt̪e.ka]
  • Rhymes: -eka
  • Syllabification: hi‧po‧te‧ca

Etymology 1

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From Latin hypotheca, from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē). Compare Scottish English hypothec.

Noun

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hipoteca f (plural hipotecas)

  1. mortgage
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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hipoteca

  1. inflection of hipotecar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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