esclera

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sclera, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈklɛ.ɾɐ/, /esˈklɛ.ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈklɛ.ɾɐ/, /eʃˈklɛ.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈklɛ.ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈklɛ.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ

Noun

esclera f (plural escleras)

(anatomy) sclera

Derived terms

escleradenite
escleral

Further reading

“esclera”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
“esclera”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025