tutelar
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin tūtelāris, from tūtēla (“tutelage, guardianship; dependent, client”) + -āris (suffix 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
edittutelar (comparative more tutelar, superlative most tutelar)
- Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.
Synonyms
edit- protective
- tutelaric (rare), tutelary (adjective)
Noun
edittutelar (plural tutelars)
- One that is tutelary.
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Etymology 1
editVerb
edittutelar (first-person singular present tutelo, first-person singular preterite tutelei, past participle tutelado)
- to protect (be guardian to)
Conjugation
edit1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Etymology 2
editAdjective
edittutelar m or f (plural tutelares)
Further reading
edit- “tutelar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French tutélaire, from Latin tutelaris.
Adjective
edittutelar m or n (feminine singular tutelară, masculine plural tutelari, feminine and neuter plural tutelare)
Declension
editsingular | 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
editPronunciation
editAdjective
edittutelar m or f (masculine and feminine plural tutelares)
- tutelar, tutelary
Derived terms
editVerb
edittutelar (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
editThese 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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