hipoteca

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See also: hipotecá

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hypothēca (pledge, mortgage).

Pronunciation

Noun

hipoteca f (plural hipoteques)

  1. mortgage

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1384. Learned borrowing from Latin hypothēca (pledge, mortgage).

Pronunciation

Noun

hipoteca f (plural hipotecas)

  1. mortgage (special form of secured loan)

References

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin hypotheca, from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
  • Hyphenation: hi‧po‧te‧ca

Noun

hipoteca f (plural hipotecas)

  1. mortgage (special form of secured loan)

Etymology 2

Verb

hipoteca

  1. inflection of hipotecar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. 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)

  1. mortgage
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

hipoteca

  1. inflection of hipotecar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading