obelisco

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Interlingua

Noun

obelisco (plural obeliscos)

  1. obelisk

Italian

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Etymology

From Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós, “needle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.beˈli.sko/
  • Rhymes: -isko
  • Hyphenation: o‧be‧lì‧sco

Noun

obelisco m (plural obelischi)

  1. obelisk

Latin

Noun

obeliscō

  1. dative/ablative singular of obeliscus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: o‧be‧lis‧co

Noun

obelisco m (plural obeliscos)

  1. obelisk (a tall stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point)

Spanish

obelisco

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obeliscus, from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos).

Noun

obelisco m (plural obeliscos)

  1. obelisk

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