crónica

See also: cronica, crònica, and crônica

Galician

Etymology

From Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek.

Adjective

crónica f sg

1. feminine singular of crónico

Noun

crónica f (plural crónicas)

1. chronicle

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• crônica (Brazil)
• chrónica (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɔ.ni.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔnikɐ
• Hyphenation: cró‧ni‧ca

Adjective

crónica (European Portuguese spelling)

1. feminine singular of crónico

Noun

crónica f (plural crónicas) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. chronicle
2. (journalism) column, article
3. narrative, account

Related terms

• crônico/crónico
• croniqueiro
• cronista
• cronológico

 

Further reading

• “crônica”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “crônica”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “crónica” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “crónica”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “crônica”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “crónica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾonika/ [ˈkɾo.ni.ka]
• Rhymes: -onika
• Syllabification: cró‧ni‧ca

Etymology 1

From Latin chronĭca, from Ancient Greek.

Noun

crónica f (plural crónicas)

1. chronicle

Derived terms

• cronicón

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

crónica

1. feminine singular of crónico

Further reading

• “crónico”, 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