misterio
See also: mistério
Ido
Noun
misterio (plural misterii)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /misˈteɾjo/ [misˈt̪e.ɾjo]
- Rhymes: -eɾjo
- Syllabification: mis‧te‧rio
Noun
misterio m (plural misterios)
- mystery, mysteriousness
- Synonym: arcano
- (Christianity) crib, nativity scene
- Synonyms: belén, nacimiento, pesebre, pasito
- (Catholicism) mystery, event in Jesus' life
Derived terms
- de intriga y misterio (“cloak-and-dagger”)
- misterioso
Related terms
Further reading
- “misterio”, 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
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /misˈteɾjo/ [mɪsˈt̪ɛɾ.jo]
- Rhymes: -eɾjo
- Syllabification: mis‧ter‧io
Noun
misterio (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- obsolete spelling of misteryo