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Galician
Adjective
elástico (feminine elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas)
- elastic
Portuguese
Etymology
From New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek as if *ἐλαστής (*elastḗs) for ἐλατής (elatḗs), equivalent to ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”), from ἐλαύνειν (elaúnein, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
elástico (feminine elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas)
- elastic
Derived terms
Noun
elástico m (plural elásticos)
- elastic band
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈlastiko/
- Rhymes: -astiko
- Syllabification: e‧lás‧ti‧co
Adjective
elástico (feminine elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas)
- elastic
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