réptil
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin reptilis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛp.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈhɛp.t͡ʃiʊ̯], /ˈʁɛ.pi.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈhɛ.pi.t͡ʃiʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛp.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈχɛp.t͡ʃiʊ̯], /ˈʁɛ.pi.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈχɛ.pi.t͡ʃiʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛp.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈhɛp.t͡ʃiʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ptil/ [ˈʁɛ.ptiɫ]
- Hyphenation: rép‧til
Noun
réptil m (plural répteis)
- reptile (a cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia)
- (derogatory) reptile (mean or grovelling person)
Adjective
réptil m or f (plural répteis)
- (derogatory) reptile (grovelling; low; vulgar)
Further reading
- réptil on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
- “réptil”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “réptil”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “réptil”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “réptil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrebtil/ [ˈreβ̞.t̪il]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ebtil
- Syllabification: rép‧til
Adjective
réptil m or f (masculine and feminine plural réptiles)
- alternative form of reptil
Noun
réptil m (plural réptiles)
- alternative form of reptil
Further reading
- “réptil”, 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