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Galician
Etymology
From Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (“backwards”) + gradus (“step”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /reˈtɾɔɡɾado/
- IPA(key): (gheada) /reˈtɾɔħɾado/
- Hyphenation: re‧tró‧gra‧do
Adjective
retrógrado (feminine retrógrada, masculine plural retrógrados, feminine plural retrógradas)
- retrograde
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (“backwards”) + gradus (“step”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: re‧tró‧gra‧do
Adjective
retrógrado (feminine retrógrada, masculine plural retrógrados, feminine plural retrógradas)
- retrograde (moving backwards)
- opposing progress
Noun
retrógrado m (plural retrógrados, feminine retrógrada, feminine plural retrógradas)
- someone who opposes progress
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin retrōgradus, from retrō (“backwards”) + gradus (“step”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈtɾoɡɾado/
- Rhymes: -oɡɾado
- Syllabification: re‧tró‧gra‧do
Adjective
retrógrado (feminine retrógrada, masculine plural retrógrados, feminine plural retrógradas)
- retrograde (moving backwards)
- backwards, opposing progress
Derived terms
Noun
retrógrado m (plural retrógrados, feminine retrógrada, feminine plural retrógradas)
- someone who opposes progress
Further reading