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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hypothēca (“pledge, mortgage”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hipoteca f (plural hipoteques)
- mortgage
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1384. Learned borrowing from Latin hypothēca (“pledge, mortgage”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hipoteca f (plural hipotecas)
- mortgage (special form of secured loan)
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ypoteca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “poteca”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “hipoteca”, 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), “hipoteca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin hypotheca, from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
- Hyphenation: hi‧po‧te‧ca
Noun
hipoteca f (plural hipotecas)
- mortgage (special form of secured loan)
Etymology 2
Verb
hipoteca
- inflection of hipotecar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ipoˈteka/
- Rhymes: -eka
- Syllabification: hi‧po‧te‧ca
Etymology 1
From Latin hypotheca, from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē). Compare Scottish English hypothec.
Noun
hipoteca f (plural hipotecas)
- mortgage
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
hipoteca
- inflection of hipotecar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading