alejandrino
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Alexandrīnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alexanˈdɾino/ [a.le.xãn̪ˈd̪ɾi.no]
- Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification: a‧le‧jan‧dri‧no
Adjective
alejandrino (feminine alejandrina, masculine plural alejandrinos, feminine plural alejandrinas)
- Alexandrian, Alexandrine (of, from or relating to the city of Alexandria, Egypt or the city of Alexandria, Virginia, United States)
- Alexandrian (of or relating to Alexander the Great)
- (poetry) Alexandrian
Noun
alejandrino m (plural alejandrinos, feminine alejandrina, feminine plural alejandrinas)
- Alexandrian, Alexandrine (native or inhabitant of the city of Alexandria, Egypt or the city of Alexandria, Virginia, United States) (usually male)
Noun
alejandrino m (plural alejandrinos)
Related terms
Further reading
- “alejandrino”, 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