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Asturian
Adjective
fantástico
- neuter of fantásticu
Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fantastico, borrowed from Latin phantasticus, borrowed from Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós), from φαντάζω (phantázō) + -τικός (-tikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fanˈtastiko/
- Rhymes: -astiko
- Hyphenation: fan‧tás‧ti‧co
Adjective
fantástico (feminine fantástica, masculine plural fantásticos, feminine plural fantásticas)
- fantastical
- Synonyms: imaxinario, ficticio
- terrific
- Synonyms: fabuloso, marabilloso, xenial
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fantástico”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fantástico”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fantastico, borrowed from Latin phantasticus, borrowed from Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós), from φαντάζω (phantázō) + -τικός (-tikós).
Pronunciation
Adjective
fantástico (feminine fantástica, masculine plural fantásticos, feminine plural fantásticas)
- fantastic (wonderful; marvelous)
- fantastical (pertaining to fantasy)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phantasticus, from Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fanˈtastiko/
- Rhymes: -astiko
- Syllabification: fan‧tás‧ti‧co
Adjective
fantástico (feminine fantástica, masculine plural fantásticos, feminine plural fantásticas)
- fantastic (existing in fantasy)
- fantastic (excellent)
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