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Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.
Noun
metafísica f (uncountable)
- metaphysics
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
metafísica
- feminine singular of metafísic
Noun
metafísica f (plural metafísiques)
- female equivalent of metafísic
Further reading
Galician
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.
Noun
metafísica f (uncountable)
- metaphysics
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
metafísica
- feminine singular of metafísico
Noun
metafísica f (plural metafísicas)
- female equivalent of metafísico
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.taˈfi.zi.kɐ/, /ˌmɛ.taˈfi.zi.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /me.taˈfi.zi.ka/, /ˌmɛ.taˈfi.zi.ka/
- Rhymes: -izikɐ
- Hyphenation: me‧ta‧fí‧si‧ca
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.
Noun
metafísica f (uncountable)
- metaphysics (branch of philosophy that studies first principles)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
metafísica
- feminine singular of metafísico
Noun
metafísica f (plural metafísicas)
- female equivalent of metafísico
Further reading
- “metafísica”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “metafísica”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “metafisica” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “metafísica”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “metafísica”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “metafísica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /metaˈfisika/
- Rhymes: -isika
- Syllabification: me‧ta‧fí‧si‧ca
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.
Noun
metafísica f (uncountable)
- metaphysics (branch of philosophy that studies first principles)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
metafísica f (plural metafísicas)
- female equivalent of metafísico
Adjective
metafísica
- feminine singular of metafísico
Further reading