arquimandrita

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin archimandrīta, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ki.mɐ̃ˈdɾi.tɐ/ [ah.ki.mɐ̃ˈdɾi.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ki.mɐ̃ˈdɾi.tɐ/ [ah.ki.mɐ̃ˈdɾi.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.ki.mɐ̃ˈdɾi.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ki.mɐ̃ˈdɾi.tɐ/ [aχ.ki.mɐ̃ˈdɾi.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻ.ki.mɐ̃ˈdɾi.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.ki.mɐ̃ˈdɾi.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ar‧qui‧man‧dri‧ta

Noun

arquimandrita m (plural arquimandritas)

1. archimandrite (the superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church)

Further reading

• “arquimandrita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024