percebe

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See also: percebé

Galician

percebes

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pollicipēde, from Latin pollicis (“thumb”) + pedis (“foot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peɾˈθeβe̝/, (western) /peɾˈseβe̝/

Noun

percebe m (plural percebes)

(crustacean) gooseneck barnacle

Derived terms

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “percebe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “percebe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “percebe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

percebe (Pollicipes pollicipes)

From Medieval Latin pollicipedem, from Latin pollicem "thumb" + pēs, pedis "foot".

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈse.bi/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾˈse.bi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁˈse.bi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻˈse.be/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈse.bɨ/

Hyphenation: per‧ce‧be

Noun

percebe m (plural percebes)

barnacle
Synonym: craca

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈsɛ.bi/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾˈsɛ.bi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁˈsɛ.bi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻˈsɛ.be/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈsɛ.bɨ/

Hyphenation: per‧ce‧be

Verb

percebe

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

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

percebe

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pollicipedem, attested also in Medieval Latin. From Latin pollicem (“thumb”) + pēs (“foot”) (genitive singular pedis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /peɾˈθebe/
IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾˈsebe/
Rhymes: -ebe
Syllabification: per‧ce‧be

Noun

percebe m (plural percebes)

barnacle

Further reading

“percebe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

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