pretexta

See also: pretextá and prétexta

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈtes.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾeˈteʃ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈtes.ta/
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -estɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjʃtɐ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin (toga) praetexta.

Noun

pretexta f (plural pretextas)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) praetexta (white robe)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pretexta

  1. inflection of pretextar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prétexter.

Verb

a pretexta (third-person singular present pretextează, past participle pretextat) 1st conjugation

  1. to give as an excuse

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

pretexta

  1. inflection of pretextar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative