epígrafe

See also: epigrafe

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “to inscribe”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, carve”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.piˈɡɾa.vi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.piˈɡɾa.ve/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛ.piˈɡɾa.vɨ/ [ɛ.piˈɣɾa.vɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛ.piˈɡɾa.bɨ/ [ɛ.piˈɣɾa.βɨ]

Hyphenation: e‧pí‧gra‧fe

Noun

epígrafe f (plural epígrafes)

epigraph (ancient inscription)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “to inscribe”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, carve”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈpiɡɾafe/ [eˈpi.ɣ̞ɾa.fe]
Rhymes: -iɡɾafe
Syllabification: e‧pí‧gra‧fe

Noun

epígrafe m (plural epígrafes)

epigraph

Derived terms

Further reading

“epígrafe”, 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