kafkiano

Galician

Etymology

From Kafka +‎ -iano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaf.ˈkja.no/

Adjective

kafkiano (feminine kafkiana, masculine plural kafkianos, feminine plural kafkianas)

1. Kafkaesque

Further reading

• “kafkiano”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Etymology

From Kafka +‎ -iano.

Adjective

kafkiano (feminine kafkiana, masculine plural kafkiani, feminine plural kafkiane)

1. Kafkaesque

Related terms

• kafkismo

Further reading

• kafkiano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From Kafka +‎ -iano.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.fi.kiˈɐ̃.nu/ [ka.fi.kɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /ka.fiˈkjɐ̃.nu/, /kaf.kiˈɐ̃.nu/ [kaf.kɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /kafˈkjɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.fi.kiˈɐ̃.nu/ [ka.fi.kɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /ka.fiˈkjɐ̃.nu/, /kaf.kiˈɐ̃.nu/ [kaf.kɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /kafˈkjɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaf.kiˈɐ.no/ [kaf.kɪˈɐ.no], (faster pronunciation) /kafˈkjɐ.no/, /ka.fi.kiˈɐ.no/ [ka.fi.kɪˈɐ.no], (faster pronunciation) /ka.fiˈkjɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈfkjɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈfkjɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈfkja.nu/

• Hyphenation: kaf‧ki‧a‧no

Adjective

kafkiano (feminine kafkiana, masculine plural kafkianos, feminine plural kafkianas)

1. Kafkaesque (marked by menacing complexity)

   Synonyms: kafkesco, kafkaesco

Further reading

• “kafkiano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Kafka +‎ -iano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kafˈkjano/ [kafˈkja.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: kaf‧kia‧no

Adjective

kafkiano (feminine kafkiana, masculine plural kafkianos, feminine plural kafkianas)

1. Kafkaesque

Further reading

• “kafkiano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28