enciclopedia

English

Noun

enciclopedia

  1. Misspelling of encyclopedia.

Aragonese

Alternative forms

  • enziclopedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin encyclopaedĭa, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, circular) (from ἐν (en, in) + κύκλος (kúklos, circle)) + παιδεία (paideía, education, literally rearing of a child), literally "training in the circle".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enθikloˈpedja/
  • IPA(key): /ensikloˈpedja/ (Benasquese)
  • Syllabification: en‧ci‧clo‧pe‧dia
  • Rhymes: -edja

Noun

enciclopedia f (plural enciclopedias)

  1. encyclopedia

Further reading

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enθikloˈpedja/ [ẽn̟.θi.kloˈpe.ð̞ja]
  • Rhymes: -edja
  • Syllabification: en‧ci‧clo‧pe‧dia

Noun

enciclopedia f (plural enciclopedies)

  1. encyclopedia

Further reading

  • enciclopedia”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “enciclopedia”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ἐν (en, in) + κύκλος (kúklos, circle)) + παιδεία (paideía, education, literally rearing of a child).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /enθiklɔˈpɛdja/ [en̪.θi.klɔˈpɛ.ð̞jɐ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ensiklɔˈpɛdja/ [en.si.klɔˈpɛ.ð̞jɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ɛdja
  • Hyphenation: en‧ci‧clo‧pe‧dia

Noun

enciclopedia f (plural enciclopedias)

  1. encyclopedia

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /en.t͡ʃi.klo.peˈdi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: en‧ci‧clo‧pe‧dì‧a
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

enciclopedia f (plural enciclopedie)

  1. encyclopedia

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • енчиклопедия (enciclopedia)Moldovan Cyrillic spelling

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /en.t͡ʃi.klo.peˈdi.ja/

Noun

enciclopedia f

  1. definite nominative/accusative feminine singular of enciclopedie

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia, a false rendering of Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, circular) (from ἐν (en, in) + κύκλος (kúklos, circle)) + παιδεία (paideía, education, literally rearing of a child), as "an all-around education", but literally "training in a circle". The modern sense was first applied to the French Encyclopédie in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enθikloˈpedja/ [ẽn̟.θi.kloˈpe.ð̞ja] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ensikloˈpedja/ [ẽn.si.kloˈpe.ð̞ja] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -edja
  • Syllabification: en‧ci‧clo‧pe‧dia

Noun

enciclopedia f (plural enciclopedias)

  1. encyclopedia

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: ensiklopedya

Further reading