espécie

See also: especie, especié, and espècie

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• espécia (obsolete or dialectal)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin speciēs. Compare Spanish especie, French espèce.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛ.si.i/ [isˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /isˈpɛ.sji/, /esˈpɛ.si.i/ [esˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /esˈpɛ.sji/, /isˈpɛ.si/, /esˈpɛ.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛ.si.i/ [isˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /isˈpɛ.sji/, /esˈpɛ.si.i/ [esˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /esˈpɛ.sji/, /isˈpɛ.si/, /esˈpɛ.si/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɛ.si.i/ [iʃˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈpɛ.sji/, /eʃˈpɛ.si.i/ [eʃˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈpɛ.sji/, /iʃˈpɛ.si/, /eʃˈpɛ.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɛ.si.i/ [esˈpɛ.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /esˈpɛ.sji/, /esˈpɛ.si/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.sji/

• Audio (South Brazil):

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• (some speakers) Rhymes: -ɛsi
• Hyphenation: es‧pé‧ci‧e

Noun

espécie f (plural espécies)

1. (biology, taxonomy) species

   Darwin escreveu "A origem das espécies".

   Darwin wrote "the Origin of Species".

2. type, sort, kind

   Synonym: tipo

   Que espécie de idiota é ele?

   What kind of jerk is he?

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:espécie.

Derived terms

• fazer espécie