homérico
See also: homerico
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin Homēricus, from Homērus (“Homer”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈmɛ.ɾi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈmɛ.ɾi.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈmɛ.ɾi.ku/
- Hyphenation: ho‧mé‧ri‧co
Adjective
homérico (feminine homérica, masculine plural homéricos, feminine plural homéricas)
- belonging to or relating to Homer, an ancient Greek poet (7th century BC), or to his style
- in the manner of the deeds of Homer's heroes; grandiose
- (figuratively) extraordinarily large, enormous
- (figuratively) epic, heroic
- (figuratively) spontaneous and boisterous
Further reading
- “homérico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “homérico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “homérico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “homérico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “homérico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “homérico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin Homēricus, from Homērus (“Homer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈmeɾiko/ [oˈme.ɾi.ko]
- Rhymes: -eɾiko
- Syllabification: ho‧mé‧ri‧co
Adjective
homérico (feminine homérica, masculine plural homéricos, feminine plural homéricas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “homérico”, 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