homérico

See also: homerico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Homēricus, from Homērus (“Homer”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈmɛ.ɾi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈmɛ.ɾi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈmɛ.ɾi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈmɛ.ɾi.ku/

• Hyphenation: ho‧mé‧ri‧co

Adjective

homérico (feminine homérica, masculine plural homéricos, feminine plural homéricas)

1. belonging to or relating to Homer, an ancient Greek poet (7th century BC), or to his style
2. in the manner of the deeds of Homer's heroes; grandiose
3. (figuratively) extraordinarily large, enormous
4. (figuratively) epic, heroic
5. (figuratively) spontaneous and boisterous

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Homēricus, from Homērus (“Homer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈmeɾiko/ [oˈme.ɾi.ko]
• Rhymes: -eɾiko
• Syllabification: ho‧mé‧ri‧co

Adjective

homérico (feminine homérica, masculine plural homéricos, feminine plural homéricas)

1. Homeric

Related terms

• Homero

 

Further reading

• “homérico”, 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