ictiófago

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἰχθυοφάγος (ikhthuophágos). By surface analysis, ictio- +‎ -fago

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ik.t͡ʃiˈɔ.fa.ɡu/ [ik.t͡ʃɪˈɔ.fa.ɡu], (faster pronunciation) /ikˈt͡ʃjɔ.fa.ɡu/, /i.ki.t͡ʃiˈɔ.fa.ɡu/ [i.ki.t͡ʃɪˈɔ.fa.ɡu], (faster pronunciation) /i.kiˈt͡ʃjɔ.fa.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ik.t͡ʃiˈɔ.fa.ɡu/ [ik.t͡ʃɪˈɔ.fa.ɡu], (faster pronunciation) /ikˈt͡ʃjɔ.fa.ɡu/, /i.ki.t͡ʃiˈɔ.fa.ɡu/ [i.ki.t͡ʃɪˈɔ.fa.ɡu], (faster pronunciation) /i.kiˈt͡ʃjɔ.fa.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ik.t͡ʃiˈɔ.fa.ɡo/ [ik.t͡ʃɪˈɔ.fa.ɡo], (faster pronunciation) /ikˈt͡ʃjɔ.fa.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈktjɔ.fɐ.ɡu/ [iˈktjɔ.fɐ.ɣu]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔfaɡu, (Portugal) -ɔfɐɡu
• Hyphenation: ic‧ti‧ó‧fa‧go

Adjective

ictiófago (feminine ictiófaga, masculine plural ictiófagos, feminine plural ictiófagas)

1. ichthyophagous

   Synonyms: ictiofágico, piscíviro

2. (historical) Ichthyophagi

Noun

ictiófago m (plural ictiófagos, feminine ictiófaga, feminine plural ictiófagas)

1. ichthyophage

   Synonym: piscíviro

2. (historical) Ichthyophagi

Further reading

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