catecúmeno

See also: catecumeno

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin catēchūmenus, from Ancient Greek κατηχούμενος (katēkhoúmenos, “being instructed”), present participle passive of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to sound through, instruct orally”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.teˈkũ.me.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.teˈkũ.me.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.teˈku.me.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɨˈku.mɨ.nu/

• Hyphenation: ca‧te‧cú‧me‧no

Noun

catecúmeno m (plural catecúmenos, feminine catecúmena, feminine plural catecúmenas)

1. catechumen (convert the Christianity prior to baptism)

Adjective

catecúmeno (feminine catecúmena, masculine plural catecúmenos, feminine plural catecúmenas)

1. being or relating to a catechumen

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin catēchūmenus, from Ancient Greek κατηχούμενος (katēkhoúmenos, “being instructed”), present participle passive of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to sound through, instruct orally”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound, noise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kateˈkumeno/ [ka.t̪eˈku.me.no]
• Rhymes: -umeno
• Syllabification: ca‧te‧cú‧me‧no

Noun

catecúmeno m (plural catecúmenos, feminine catecúmena, feminine plural catecúmenas)

1. catechumen

Derived terms

• catecumenado

 

Related terms

• catecismo
• catequesis
• catequismo
• catequista
• catequizar

 

Further reading

• “catecúmeno”, 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