artelho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese artelho, from Vulgar Latin *articlus, a syncopated/contracted form of Latin articulus (digiti). Compare the borrowed doublets artigo and artículo. Compare Galician artello, Spanish artejo, Catalan artell, Occitan artelh, French orteil.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁˈte.ʎu/ [ahˈte.ʎu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾˈte.ʎu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁˈte.ʎu/ [aχˈte.ʎu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻˈte.ʎo/
 

  • Rhymes: -eʎu, -ɐʎu
  • Hyphenation: ar‧te‧lho

Noun

artelho m (plural artelhos)

  1. (anatomy) toe (digit of the foot)
    Synonyms: (formal) pododáctilo, dedo do
  2. (anatomy, Portugal) ankle (tibio-tarsic joint)
    Synonym: tornozelo