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Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: e‧cu‧mé‧ni‧co
Adjective
ecuménico (feminine ecuménica, masculine plural ecuménicos, feminine plural ecuménicas) (European Portuguese spelling)
- (ecclesiastical) ecumenical (pertaining to the Christian Church worldwide)
Further reading
- “ecumênico”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “ecumênico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “ecumênico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “ecuménico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “ecumênico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “ecuménico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ekuˈmeniko/
- Rhymes: -eniko
- Syllabification: e‧cu‧mé‧ni‧co
Adjective
ecuménico (feminine ecuménica, masculine plural ecuménicos, feminine plural ecuménicas)
- ecumenic, ecumenical
Derived terms
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