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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from French amblyope, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβλῠωπός (ambluōpós, “dim-sighted”). First attested in 1813.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iupi
- Hyphenation: am‧blí‧o‧pe
Adjective
amblíope m or f (plural amblíopes)
- (ophthalmology) amblyopic (relating to or suffering from amblyopia)
- Synonym: ambliópico
Noun
amblíope m or f by sense (plural amblíopes)
- (ophthalmology) amblyope (person afflicted with amblyopia)
References
- ^ José Pedro Machado (1995) “Amblíope”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 227