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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese auto da fé. Compare acte de foi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.tɔ.da.fe/, /o.tɔ.da.fe/
Noun
autodafé m (plural autodafés)
- auto da fe
- book-burning
Further reading
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese auto da fé (literally “act of the faith”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aw.to.daˈfe/*
- Rhymes: -e
- Hyphenation: au‧to‧da‧fé
Noun
autodafé m (invariable)
- (historical) auto da fe
Further reading
- autodafé in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese auto da fé (literally “act of the faith”).
Noun
autodafé m (definite singular autodaféen or autodafeen, indefinite plural autodaféer or autodafeer, definite plural autodaféene or autodafeene)
- (historical) auto da fe
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese auto da fé (literally “act of the faith”).
Noun
autodafé m (definite singular autodaféen or autodafeen, indefinite plural autodaféar or autodafear, definite plural autodaféane or autodafeane)
- (historical) auto da fe
References