escriba

Asturian

Verb

escriba

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of escribir

Galician

Verb

escriba

  1. inflection of escribir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scriba. Doublet of escrivão.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈkɾi.bɐ/, /esˈkɾi.bɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈkɾi.bɐ/, /eʃˈkɾi.bɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈkɾi.ba/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈkɾi.bɐ/ [(i)ʃˈkɾi.βɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ibɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧cri‧ba

Noun

escriba m or f by sense (plural escribas)

  1. scribe (someone employed to write and take notes)
    • 2024 August 8, Sandro Macedo, “Síndrome olímpica de Mutley”, in Folha de S.Paulo[1], São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN:
      Nos anos 1980 era diferente, este escriba lembra como era difícil ganhar uma única medalhinha de ouro, quem ganhava era celebrado como campeão de Copa do Mundo, aquela de futebol.
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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkɾiba/ [esˈkɾi.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: es‧cri‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin scriba. Doublet of escribano.

Noun

escriba m (plural escribas)

  1. scribe
    Synonym: escribiente

Etymology 2

Verb

escriba

  1. inflection of escribir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading