escolástico

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολᾰστῐκός (skholastikós).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.koˈlas.t͡ʃi.ku/, /es.koˈlas.t͡ʃi.ku/

Adjective

escolástico (feminine escolástica, masculine plural escolásticos, feminine plural escolásticas)

  1. (philosophy) scholastic (relating to scholasticism, medieval philosophical system)
  2. (derogatory) orthodox, traditionalist (that sticks to formulas)
  3. (obsolete) school (relating to or characteristic of school)
  4. (figuratively) modest, poor, scruffy, unpretentious

Noun

escolástico m (plural escolásticos, feminine escolástica, feminine plural escolásticas)

  1. (philosophy) scholastic (supporter of scholasticism)
  2. (religion) scholastic (individual who completes the scholasticate, stage of religious formation)
  3. (obsolete) student

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός (skholastikós, scholarly, studious).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskoˈlastiko/
  • Rhymes: -astiko
  • Syllabification: es‧co‧lás‧ti‧co

Adjective

escolástico (feminine escolástica, masculine plural escolásticos, feminine plural escolásticas)

  1. (philosophy) scholastic (of or relating to scholasticism)

Noun

escolástico m (plural escolásticos)

  1. scholastic (a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism)

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