cetro

Galician

Etymology

From Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron).

Noun

cetro m (plural cetros)

1. scepter

Neapolitan

Noun

cetro m

1. cedar tree

Portuguese

cetro

Alternative forms

• ceptro
• sceptro (obsolete)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.tɾu/

• Hyphenation: ce‧tro

Noun

cetro m (plural cetros)

1. scepter (ornamental staff)

Further reading

• 'As variantes cetro e ceptro' in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron). The initial consonant group -sk- is merged by palatization into a single consonant, so the -e- prosthesis is not necessary (as, for example, in: Latin schola > escuela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθetɾo/ [ˈθe.t̪ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsetɾo/ [ˈse.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -etɾo
• Syllabification: ce‧tro

Noun

cetro m (plural cetros)

1. scepter

Further reading

• “cetro”, 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

Anagrams

• corte
• corté
• recto
• terco
• troce
• trocé