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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin relāpsus, perfect passive participle of relābor (“to slide back; to relapse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈla.pso/
- Rhymes: -apso
- Hyphenation: re‧là‧pso
Adjective
relapso (feminine relapsa, masculine plural relapsi, feminine plural relapse)
- (early Christianity) returning to paganism after embracing Christianity
- (Middle Ages, by extension) returning to heretic doctrines after having renounced them
Noun
relapso m (plural relapsi, feminine relapsa)
- (early Christianity) one who returns to paganism after embracing Christianity
- (Middle Ages, by extension) one who returns to heretic doctrines after having renounced them
Further reading
- relapso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
relāpsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of relāpsus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin relāpsus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -apsu
- Hyphenation: re‧lap‧so
Noun
relapso m (plural relapsos)
- relapse (the act of relapsing: returning a previous, worse state)
- Synonym: recaída
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈlabso/
- Rhymes: -abso
- Syllabification: re‧lap‧so
Adjective
relapso (feminine relapsa, masculine plural relapsos, feminine plural relapsas)
- returning to sin after repenting
Further reading