apólise

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόλυσις (apólusis).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔ.li.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔ.li.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔ.li.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpɔ.li.zɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔlizi, (Portugal) -ɔlizɨ
• Hyphenation: a‧pó‧li‧se

Noun

apólise f (plural apólises)

1. (biology) apolysis (the separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups)
2. (Eastern Orthodoxy) apolysis (a prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service)

Further reading

• “apólise”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “apólise”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025