lápiz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lapis (“stone”), whence also English lapidary and lapis lazuli). Alternatively through Italian lapis;[1] compare Portuguese lápis. Doublet of lápida.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlapiθ/ [ˈla.piθ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ˈlapis/ [ˈla.pis] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -apiθ (Spain)
  • Rhymes: -apis (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: lá‧piz

Noun

lápiz m (plural lápices)

  1. pencil
    Synonym: crión (Louisiana)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Bikol Central: lapis
  • → Bolinao: lapis
  • → Cebuano: lapis
  • → Cuyunon: lapis
  • → Kapampangan: lapis
  • → Limos Kalinga: lapis
  • → Lubuagan Kalinga: lapis
  • → Masbatenyo: lapis
  • → Matigsalug Manobo: lapis
  • → Pangasinan: lapis
  • → Tagabawa: lapis
  • → Tagalog: lapis
  • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: löpi̱s
  • → Waray-Waray: lapis
  • → Yogad: lapis

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “lápiz”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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