estirpe

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin stirpem (“rootstock”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈt͡ʃiʁ.pi/ [isˈt͡ʃih.pi], /esˈt͡ʃiʁ.pi/ [esˈt͡ʃih.pi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /isˈt͡ʃiɾ.pi/, /esˈt͡ʃiɾ.pi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈt͡ʃiʁ.pi/ [iʃˈt͡ʃiχ.pi], /eʃˈt͡ʃiʁ.pi/ [eʃˈt͡ʃiχ.pi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈt͡ʃiɻ.pe/

  • Hyphenation: es‧tir‧pe

Noun

estirpe f (plural estirpes)

  1. lineage, root
    Não deves, filho meu, querer casar com alguém de estirpe mais nobre que a tua.
    You shouldn't, my son, marry someone of a lineage nobler that yours.
  2. (biology) strain

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stirpem.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtiɾpe/ [esˈt̪iɾ.pe]
  • Rhymes: -iɾpe
  • Syllabification: es‧tir‧pe

Noun

estirpe f (plural estirpes)

  1. lineage
    Synonym: linaje
  • estirpar

References

  1. ^ “estirpe”, 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

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