adlátere
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ad latere (“to the side”). The preposition ad had been confused with ab, which governs the ablative.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adˈlateɾe/ [að̞ˈla.t̪e.ɾe]
- Rhymes: -ateɾe
- Syllabification: ad‧lá‧te‧re
Adjective
adlátere m or f (masculine and feminine plural adláteres)
Noun
adlátere m or f by sense (plural adláteres)
- minion (loyal servant of another more powerful being)
- Synonyms: lacayo, achichincle
Further reading
- “adlátere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024