tolemaico

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”). Compare Sicilian tulimaicu, Spanish tolemaico, Portuguese ptolomaico, French ptolémaïque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /to.leˈmaj.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ajko
  • Hyphenation: to‧le‧mài‧co

Adjective

tolemaico (feminine tolemaica, masculine plural tolemaici, feminine plural tolemaiche)

  1. Ptolemaic

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toleˈmaiko/ [t̪o.leˈmai̯.ko]
  • Rhymes: -aiko
  • Syllabification: to‧le‧mai‧co

Adjective

tolemaico (feminine tolemaica, masculine plural tolemaicos, feminine plural tolemaicas)

  1. alternative form of ptolemaico

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