catéter

See also: cateter

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin catheter, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr).

Noun

catéter m (plural catéteres)

1. (medicine) catheter (a small tube inserted into a body cavity)

Further reading

• “catéter”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Etymology

Varying stress alteration of cateter.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈtɛ.teʁ/ [kaˈtɛ.teh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈtɛ.teʁ/ [kaˈtɛ.teh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaˈtɛ.teɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈtɛ.teʁ/ [kaˈtɛ.teχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈtɛ.teɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈtɛ.tɛɾ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧té‧ter

Noun

catéter m (plural catéteres)

1. Misspelling of cateter.

Further reading

• 'Acerca da palavra cateter'

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin catheter, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈteteɾ/ [kaˈt̪e.t̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eteɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧té‧ter

Noun

catéter m (plural catéteres)

1. (medicine) catheter (a small tube inserted into a body cavity)

Further reading

• “catéter”, 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