ética

See also: etica and ètica

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛtika/ [ˈɛ.t̪i.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛtika
• Hyphenation: é‧ti‧ca

Noun

ética f (uncountable)

1. ethic
2. (philosophy) ethics; morality

Adjective

ética

1. feminine singular of ético

Further reading

• “ética”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈetika/

Noun

ética f

1. ethics

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• éthica (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), feminine of ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.t͡ʃi.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ti.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: é‧ti‧ca

Noun

ética f (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)
2. ethics (the standards that govern the conduct of a person)

Related terms

• ethos
• eticamente
• eticidade
• ético

 

Adjective

ética

1. feminine singular of ético

Further reading

• “ética” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈetika/ [ˈe.t̪i.ka]
• Rhymes: -etika
• Syllabification: é‧ti‧ca

Noun

ética f (plural éticas)

1. ethic
2. (philosophy) ethics; morality

Derived terms

• bioética
• cacoética

 

Related terms

• ético

 

Adjective

ética

1. feminine singular of ético

Further reading

• “ético”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10