ectoplasma

Italian

Etymology

From ecto- +‎ plasma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ek.toˈpla.zma/
• Rhymes: -azma
• Hyphenation: ec‧to‧plà‧sma

Noun

ectoplasma m (plural ectoplasmi)

1. (parapsychology) ectoplasm

Further reading

• ectoplasma in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• ectoplasma in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• ectoplasma in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• ectoplàsma in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• ectoplasma in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• ectoplasma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From ecto- +‎ plasma.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.toˈplaz.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.toˈplaz.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.toˈplaʒ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.toˈplaz.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.ktɔˈplaʒ.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: ec‧to‧plas‧ma

Noun

ectoplasma m (plural ectoplasmas)

1. (parapsychology) ectoplasm (visible substance believed to emanate from spiritualistic mediums)

Further reading

• “ectoplasma”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “ectoplasma”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “ectoplasma”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “ectoplasma”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “ectoplasma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From ecto- +‎ plasma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡtoˈplasma/ [eɣ̞.t̪oˈplaz.ma]
• Rhymes: -asma
• Syllabification: ec‧to‧plas‧ma

Noun

ectoplasma m (plural ectoplasmas)

1. (parapsychology) ectoplasm

Further reading

• “ectoplasma”, 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