alcaico
Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Alcaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαϊκός (Alkaïkós), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, Alceo + -ico.
Adjective
alcaico (feminine alcaica, masculine plural alcaici, feminine plural alcaiche)
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Alcaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαϊκός (Alkaïkós), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, Alceu + -ico.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈkaj.ku/ [aʊ̯ˈkaɪ̯.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈkaj.ko/ [aʊ̯ˈkaɪ̯.ko]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈkaj.ku/ [aɫˈkaj.ku]
- Hyphenation: al‧cai‧co
Adjective
alcaico (feminine alcaica, masculine plural alcaicos, feminine plural alcaicas)
- Alcaic (pertaining to a type of verse invented by the Greek poet Alcaeus)