tutelar
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin tūtelāris, from tūtēla (“tutelage, guardianship; dependent, client”) + -āris (“used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtjuːtələ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtuːtəlɚ/
- Hyphenation: tu‧tel‧ar
Adjective edit
tutelar (comparative more tutelar, superlative most tutelar)
- Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.
Synonyms edit
- protective
- tutelaric (rare), tutelary (adjective)
Noun edit
tutelar (plural tutelars)
- One that is tutelary.
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tutelar (first-person singular present tutelo, first-person singular preterite tutelei, past participle tutelado)
- to protect (be guardian to)
Conjugation edit
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French tutélaire, from Latin tutelaris.
Adjective edit
tutelar m or n (feminine singular tutelară, masculine plural tutelari, feminine and neuter plural tutelare)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | tutelar | tutelară | tutelari | tutelare | ||
definite | tutelarul | tutelara | tutelarii | tutelarele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | tutelar | tutelare | tutelari | tutelare | ||
definite | tutelarului | tutelarei | tutelarilor | tutelarelor |
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tutelar m or f (masculine and feminine plural tutelares)
- tutelar, tutelary
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
tutelar (first-person singular present tutelo, first-person singular preterite tutelé, past participle tutelado)
- to act as a guardian to, to supervise, to look after
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Further reading edit
- “tutelar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014