lápiz
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin lapis (“stone”) (whence English lapidary and lapis lazuli), or through Italian lapis;[1] compare also Portuguese lápis. Doublet of lápida.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈlapiθ/ [ˈla.piθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈlapis/ [ˈla.pis]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - (Spain) Rhymes: -apiθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -apis
- Syllabification: lá‧piz
Noun edit
lápiz m (plural lápices)
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References edit
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading edit
- “lápiz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014