cetro

From Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron).

cetro m (plural cetros)

1. scepter

cetro m

1. cedar tree

• ceptro
• sceptro (obsolete)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron).

• Hyphenation: ce‧tro

cetro m (plural cetros)

1. scepter (ornamental staff)

• 'As variantes cetro e ceptro' in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron). The initial consonant group -sk- is merged by palatization into a single consonant, so the -e- prosthesis is not necessary (as, for example, in: Latin schola > escuela.

• IPA^(key): /ˈθetɾo/ [ˈθe.t̪ɾo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsetɾo/ [ˈse.t̪ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -etɾo
• Syllabification: ce‧tro

cetro m (plural cetros)

1. scepter

• “cetro”, 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