pseudónimo

See also: pseudonimo, pseudônimo, and pseŭdonimo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pseudônimo (Brazil)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos), from ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma), from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, pseudo- +‎ -ónimo.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /psewˈdɔ.ni.mu/ [psewˈðɔ.ni.mu]

• Hyphenation: pseu‧dó‧ni‧mo

Noun

pseudónimo m (plural pseudónimos) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. pseudonym

   Eric Blair escrevia sob o pseudónimo de George Orwell.

   Eric Blair used to write under the pseudonym of George Orwell.

Adjective

pseudónimo (feminine pseudónima, masculine plural pseudónimos, feminine plural pseudónimas) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. pseudonymous

Spanish

Adjective

pseudónimo (feminine pseudónima, masculine plural pseudónimos, feminine plural pseudónimas)

1. pseudonymous

Noun

pseudónimo m (plural pseudónimos)

1. Alternative form of seudónimo

Further reading

• “pseudónimo”, 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