encomio

See also: encomió, encomiò, and encômio

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enˈkɔ.mjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔmjo
  • Hyphenation: en‧cò‧mio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin encōmium, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkṓmion), neuter form of ἐγκώμιος (enkṓmios), from ἐν (en, in) + κῶμος (kômos, festival, revel).

Noun

encomio m (plural encomi)

  1. commendation, praise

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

encomio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of encomiare

Further reading

  • encomio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

encōmiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of encōmium

Portuguese

Noun

encomio m (plural encomios)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of encômio / encómio.
    • 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter IV, in Cahetés[1], 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 23:
      Mas os attributos moraes, pondere, os attributos moraes são de facto dignos de encomios.
      But the moral qualities, consider, the moral qualities are truly deserving of praises.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enˈkomjo/ [ẽŋˈko.mjo]
  • Rhymes: -omjo
  • Syllabification: en‧co‧mio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin encōmium, from Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkṓmion), neuter form of ἐγκώμιος (enkṓmios), from ἐν (en, in) + κῶμος (kômos, festival, revel).

Noun

encomio m (plural encomios)

  1. encomium
  2. praise, commendation
    Synonym: elogio
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

encomio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of encomiar

Further reading