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Galician
Etymology
From Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek.
Adjective
crónica f sg
- feminine singular of crónico
Noun
crónica f (plural crónicas)
- chronicle
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔnikɐ
- Hyphenation: cró‧ni‧ca
Adjective
crónica (European Portuguese spelling)
- feminine singular of crónico
Noun
crónica f (plural crónicas) (European Portuguese spelling)
- chronicle
- (journalism) column, article
- narrative, account
Further reading
- “crônica”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “crônica”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “crónica” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “crónica”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “crônica”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “crónica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾonika/
- Rhymes: -onika
- Syllabification: cró‧ni‧ca
Etymology 1
From Latin chronĭca, from Ancient Greek.
Noun
crónica f (plural crónicas)
- chronicle
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
crónica
- feminine singular of crónico
Further reading