pontífice

See also: pontifice

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pontificem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /põˈt͡ʃi.fi.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /põˈt͡ʃi.fi.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /põˈt͡ʃi.fi.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /põˈti.fi.sɨ/

• Hyphenation: pon‧tí‧fi‧ce

Noun

pontífice m (plural pontífices)

1. pontiff (the Pope)

Related terms

• ponte

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pontificem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ponˈtifiθe/ [põn̪ˈt̪i.fi.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ponˈtifise/ [põn̪ˈt̪i.fi.se]
• Rhymes: -ifiθe
• Rhymes: -ifise
• Syllabification: pon‧tí‧fi‧ce

Noun

pontífice m (plural pontífices)

1. pontiff

   Synonym: papa

2. pontifex

Related terms

• pontificio
• puente

 

Further reading

• “pontífice”, 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