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Galician
Etymology
From Latin physicus, from Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós).
Adjective
físico (feminine física, masculine plural físicos, feminine plural físicas)
- physical
Derived terms
Noun
físico m (plural físicos)
- physique
Noun
físico m (plural físicos, feminine física, feminine plural físicas)
- physicist
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin physicus, from Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iziku
- Hyphenation: fí‧si‧co
Adjective
físico (feminine física, masculine plural físicos, feminine plural físicas)
- physical (having to do with the body)
- physical (existing as an actual object or objects)
- physical (having to do with physics)
Noun
físico m (plural físicos, feminine física, feminine plural físicas)
- physicist (scientist who studies of physics)
- build; physique
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:físico.
Further reading
- “físico”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “físico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “físico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “físico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “físico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “físico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin physicus, from Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós), from φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth, nature, quality”), from φύω (phúō, “to grow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfisiko/
- Rhymes: -isiko
- Syllabification: fí‧si‧co
Adjective
físico (feminine física, masculine plural físicos, feminine plural físicas)
- physical
Derived terms
Noun
físico m (plural físicos)
- physique (natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person)
Noun
físico m (plural físicos, feminine física, feminine plural físicas)
- physicist
Further reading