córtex

See also: cortex

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• córtice

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cortex.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʁ.tɛks/ [ˈkɔh.tɛks]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʁ.tɛks/ [ˈkɔh.tɛks]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾ.tɛks/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʁ.tɛks/ [ˈkɔχ.tɛks]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɻ.tɛks/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾ.tɛks/

• Hyphenation: cór‧tex

Noun

córtex m (invariable)

1. (anatomy, botany) cortex

Derived terms

• cortical

Further reading

• “córtex”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “córtex” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “córtex”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “córtex”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “córtex”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cortex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾteɡs/ [ˈkoɾ.t̪eɣ̞s]
• Rhymes: -oɾteɡs
• Syllabification: cór‧tex

Noun

córtex m (plural córtex)

1. (anatomy) cortex

Related terms

• corteza

 

Further reading

• “córtex”, 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