laico

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lāicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaj.ko/
• Rhymes: -ajko
• Hyphenation: lài‧co

Adjective

laico (feminine laica, masculine plural laici, feminine plural laiche)

1. lay
2. secular

Derived terms

• laicamente
• laicismo
• laicizzare

Noun

laico m (plural laici, feminine laica)

1. layman
2. lay brother

Further reading

• laico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• laico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• colai, locai, loica

Latin

Adjective

lāicō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lāicus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lāicus (“lay; unconsecrated”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of the inherited leigo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlaj.ku/ [ˈlaɪ̯.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlaj.ku/ [ˈlaɪ̯.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlaj.ko/ [ˈlaɪ̯.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlaj.ku/

• Hyphenation: lai‧co

Noun

laico m (plural laicos)

1. layman (someone who is not an ordained cleric)

Adjective

laico (feminine laica, masculine plural laicos, feminine plural laicas, not comparable)

1. lay (not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them)

   Synonyms: laical, leigo

2. non-religious (having no relation with religion)

   Synonyms: leigo, profano, secular, temporal

   Antonym: religioso

3. secular (not bound by the vows of a monastic order)

   Synonyms: laical, secular

   Antonyms: clerical, eclesiástico

Related terms

• laical
• laicalismo
• laicidade
• laicismo
• laicização
• laicizar
• leigo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lāicus (“lay; unconsecrated”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of lego.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaiko/ [ˈlai̯.ko]
• Rhymes: -aiko
• Syllabification: lai‧co

Adjective

laico (feminine laica, masculine plural laicos, feminine plural laicas)

1. lay, secular

Derived terms

• laicidad
• laicizar

 

Noun

laico m (plural laicos)

1. layman

Further reading

• “laico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014