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Asturian
Adjective
apócrifo
- neuter of apócrifu
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin apocryphus (“secret, not approved for public reading”), from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, “hidden, obscure”), thus “(books) of unknown authorship”, from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
apócrifo (feminine apócrifa, masculine plural apócrifos, feminine plural apócrifas)
- apocryphal
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin apocryphus (“secret, not approved for public reading”), from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, “hidden, obscure”), thus "(books) of unknown authorship", from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈpokɾifo/
- Rhymes: -okɾifo
- Syllabification: a‧pó‧cri‧fo
Adjective
apócrifo (feminine apócrifa, masculine plural apócrifos, feminine plural apócrifas)
- apocryphal
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