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Portuguese
Etymology
From New Latin criterion, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion, “a test, a means of judging”), from κριτής (kritḗs, “a judge”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to move, to separate”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɾiˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɾiˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɾiˈtɛ.ɾjo/
Noun
critério m (plural critérios)
- criterion
- discretion