mayéutico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós), from μαία (maía, “midwife”). In Platonic dialogue, the philosopher, through the Socratic method, assists in the "delivery" of knowledge already latent in a person, a role analogous to midwifery.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /maˈʝeutiko/ [maˈʝeu̯.t̪i.ko] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /maˈʃeutiko/ [maˈʃeu̯.t̪i.ko] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /maˈʒeutiko/ [maˈʒeu̯.t̪i.ko] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eutiko
  • Syllabification: ma‧yéu‧ti‧co

Adjective

mayéutico (feminine mayéutica, masculine plural mayéuticos, feminine plural mayéuticas)

  1. maieutic

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