retrógrado

See also: retrogrado, retrogradó, and retrogradò

Galician

Etymology

From Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (“backwards”) + gradus (“step”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /reˈtɾɔɡɾado/ [reˈt̪ɾɔ.ɣ̞ɾa.ð̞ʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /reˈtɾɔħɾado/ [reˈt̪ɾɔ.ħɾa.ð̞ʊ]

 
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡɾado
  • Rhymes: -ɔħɾado

  • Hyphenation: re‧tró‧gra‧do

Adjective

retrógrado (feminine retrógrada, masculine plural retrógrados, feminine plural retrógradas)

  1. retrograde

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (“backwards”) + gradus (“step”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.du/ [heˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.du]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.du/ [χeˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.do/ [heˈtɾɔ.ɡɾa.do]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨˈtɾɔ.ɡɾɐ.du/ [ʁɨˈtɾɔ.ɣɾɐ.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: re‧tró‧gra‧do

Adjective

retrógrado (feminine retrógrada, masculine plural retrógrados, feminine plural retrógradas)

  1. retrograde (moving backwards)
  2. opposing progress

Noun

retrógrado m (plural retrógrados, feminine retrógrada, feminine plural retrógradas)

  1. someone who opposes progress

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (“backwards”) + gradus (“step”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈtɾoɡɾado/ [reˈt̪ɾo.ɣ̞ɾa.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -oɡɾado
  • Syllabification: re‧tró‧gra‧do

Adjective

retrógrado (feminine retrógrada, masculine plural retrógrados, feminine plural retrógradas)

  1. retrograde (moving backwards)
  2. backwards, opposing progress

Derived terms

Noun

retrógrado m (plural retrógrados, feminine retrógrada, feminine plural retrógradas)

  1. someone who opposes progress

Further reading

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