sibarita
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Sybarīta, from Ancient Greek Σῠβᾰρῑ́της (Sŭbărī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [si.βəˈɾi.tə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [si.bəˈɾi.tə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [si.baˈɾi.ta]
Noun
sibarita m or f by sense (plural sibarites)
Derived terms
- sibarític
- sibarisme
Further reading
- “sibarita”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.baˈri.ta/
- Rhymes: -ita
- Hyphenation: si‧ba‧rì‧ta
Noun
sibarita m or f by sense (masculine plural sibariti, feminine plural sibarite)
Related terms
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.baˈɾi.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /si.baˈɾi.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /si.bɐˈɾi.tɐ/ [si.βɐˈɾi.tɐ]
- Hyphenation: si‧ba‧ri‧ta
Noun
sibarita m or f by sense (plural sibaritas)
Adjective
sibarita m or f (plural sibaritas)
- (historical) of or relating to Sybaris
- (of a person) devoted to pleasure and luxury
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sibaˈɾita/ [si.β̞aˈɾi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: si‧ba‧ri‧ta
Noun
sibarita m (plural sibaritas)
Further reading
- “sibarita”, 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