polimorfo
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, poli- + -morfo.
Adjective
polimorfo (feminine polimorfa, masculine plural polimorfi, feminine plural polimorfe)
Related terms
Noun
polimorfo m (plural polimorfi)
Further reading
- polimorfo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- polimorfo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- polimòrfo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- polimòrfo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.liˈmɔʁ.fu/ [po.liˈmɔh.fu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /po.liˈmɔɾ.fu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /po.liˈmɔʁ.fu/ [po.liˈmɔχ.fu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /po.liˈmɔɻ.fo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɔ.liˈmɔɾ.fu/
- Rhymes: -ɔʁfu, -ɔɾfu
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧mor‧fo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, poli- + -morfo.
Adjective
polimorfo (feminine polimorfa, masculine plural polimorfos, feminine plural polimorfas)
- polymorphous (having a variety of forms or styles)
- (biology) polymorphous (having, or occurring in, several distinct forms)
- Synonym: polimórfico
Noun
polimorfo m (plural polimorfos)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
polimorfo
- first-person singular present indicative of polimorfar (“to shapeshift (fantasy)”)
Further reading
- “polimorfo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “polimorfo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “polimorfo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “polimorfo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “polimorfo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “polimorfo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, poli- + -morfo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poliˈmoɾfo/ [po.liˈmoɾ.fo]
- Rhymes: -oɾfo
- Syllabification: po‧li‧mor‧fo
Noun
polimorfo m (plural polimorfos)
Adjective
polimorfo (feminine polimorfa, masculine plural polimorfos, feminine plural polimorfas)
Further reading
- “polimorfo”, 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