alienista

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aliéniste.

Noun

alienista m or f by sense (masculine plural alienisti, feminine plural alieniste)

  1. psychiatrist, alienist

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French aliéniste.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.li.eˈnis.tɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ljeˈnis.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.li.eˈniʃ.tɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ljeˈniʃ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.li.eˈnis.ta/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ljeˈnis.ta/

  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧e‧nis‧ta

Noun

alienista m or f by sense (plural alienistas)

  1. alienist (an expert in mental illnesses)

References

  1. ^ alienista”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ alienista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French aliéniste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aljeˈnista/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: a‧lie‧nis‧ta

Noun

alienista m or f by sense (plural alienistas)

  1. alienist

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