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Pronunciation
Adjective
entusiasta m or f (masculine and feminine plural entusiastes)
- enthusiastic
- Synonym: entusiàstic
Noun
entusiasta m or f by sense (plural entusiastes)
- enthusiast
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Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs); compare French enthousiaste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /en.tuˈzja.sta/
- Rhymes: -asta
- Hyphenation: en‧tu‧sià‧sta
Adjective
entusiasta (masculine plural entusiasti, feminine plural entusiaste)
- enthusiastic
- Synonym: entusiastico
Noun
entusiasta m or f by sense (masculine plural entusiasti, feminine plural entusiaste)
- enthusiast
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Further reading
- entusiasta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ecclesiastical Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiázein, “to be inspired or possessed by a god”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.ziˈas.tɐ/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tuˈzjas.tɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.ziˈas.tɐ/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tuˈzjas.tɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.ziˈas.tɐ/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tuˈzjas.tɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.ziˈas.tɐ/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tuˈzjas.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.ziˈaʃ.tɐ/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tuˈzjaʃ.tɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.ziˈaʃ.tɐ/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tuˈzjaʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.ziˈas.ta/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tuˈzjas.ta/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.ziˈas.ta/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tuˈzjas.ta/
- Hyphenation: en‧tu‧si‧as‧ta
Noun
entusiasta m or f by sense (plural entusiastas)
- enthusiast (person filled with or guided by enthusiasm)
Adjective
entusiasta m or f (plural entusiastas)
- characterised by enthusiasm
- Synonyms: ardoroso, entusiasmado
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin enthūsiasta, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “inspired”). See entusiasmo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /entuˈsjasta/
- Rhymes: -asta
- Syllabification: en‧tu‧sias‧ta
Adjective
entusiasta m or f (masculine and feminine plural entusiastas)
- enthusiastic
- Synonyms: entusiasmado, entusiástico
Noun
entusiasta m or f by sense (plural entusiastas)
- enthusiast
Related terms
Further reading