epígrafe

See also: epigrafe

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “to inscribe”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, carve”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.piˈɡɾa.vi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.piˈɡɾa.vi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.piˈɡɾa.ve/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛ.piˈɡɾa.vɨ/ [ɛ.piˈɣɾa.vɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛ.piˈɡɾa.vɨ/ [ɛ.piˈɣɾa.vɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛ.piˈɡɾa.bɨ/ [ɛ.piˈɣɾa.βɨ]

• Hyphenation: e‧pí‧gra‧fe

Noun

epígrafe f (plural epígrafes)

1. epigraph (ancient inscription)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “to inscribe”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, carve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈpiɡɾafe/ [eˈpi.ɣ̞ɾa.fe]
• Rhymes: -iɡɾafe
• Syllabification: e‧pí‧gra‧fe

Noun

epígrafe m (plural epígrafes)

1. epigraph

Derived terms

• epigrafía
• epigrafiar
• epigráfico
• epigrafista

 

Further reading

• “epígrafe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28