espécie

See also: especie, especié, and espècie

Portuguese

Alternative forms

espécia (obsolete or dialectal)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin speciēs. Compare Spanish especie, French espèce.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛ.si.i/ [isˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /isˈpɛ.sji/, /esˈpɛ.si.i/ [esˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /esˈpɛ.sji/, /isˈpɛ.si/, /esˈpɛ.si/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɛ.si.i/ [iʃˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈpɛ.sji/, /eʃˈpɛ.si.i/ [eʃˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈpɛ.sji/, /iʃˈpɛ.si/, /eʃˈpɛ.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɛ.si.i/ [esˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /esˈpɛ.sji/, /esˈpɛ.si/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.sji/

Audio (South Brazil): (file)
(some speakers) Rhymes: -ɛsi
Hyphenation: es‧pé‧ci‧e

Noun

espécie f (plural espécies)

(biology, taxonomy) species
Darwin escreveu "A origem das espécies".
Darwin wrote "the Origin of Species".
type, sort, kind
Synonym: tipo

Que espécie de idiota é ele?
What kind of jerk is he?

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:espécie.

Derived terms

fazer espécie