sáfico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sapphicus, from Ancient Greek Σαπφικός (Sapphikós), from Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ). By surface analysis, Safo +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsafiko/ [ˈsa.fi.ko]
• Rhymes: -afiko
• Syllabification: sá‧fi‧co

Adjective

sáfico (feminine sáfica, masculine plural sáficos, feminine plural sáficas)

1. Sapphic (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry)

Related terms

• Safo

 

Further reading

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