dalmática

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See also: dalmatica

Portuguese

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dalmática

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin dalmatica, feminine of dalmaticus (literally Dalmatian), from the name of the province of Dalmatia.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: dal‧má‧ti‧ca

Noun

dalmática f (plural dalmáticas)

  1. dalmatic

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dalˈmatika/
  • Rhymes: -atika
  • Syllabification: dal‧má‧ti‧ca

Etymology 1

From Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.

Noun

dalmática f (plural dalmáticas)

  1. dalmatic
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Al padre Poquito, que hacía de diácono, le arrastraba la dalmática, por ser él de menguadísima estatura, y marchaba con los ojos bajos y toda su cara contrita y afligida como la de quien, siendo ángel, se cree pecador.
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Etymology 2

Adjective

dalmática f sg

  1. feminine singular of dalmático

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