autarca

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης (autárkēs, “self-sufficient”). By surface analysis, auto- +‎ -arca.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtaʁ.kɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtah.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtaʁ.kɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtah.kɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /awˈtaɾ.kɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtaɾ.kɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈtaʁ.kɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtaχ.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtaɻ.ka/ [aʊ̯ˈtaɻ.ka]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /awˈtaɾ.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: au‧tar‧ca

Noun

autarca m or f by sense (plural autarcas)

1. councillor (a member of a city council)
2. mayor (a municipal leader)

Related terms

• autarquia

Further reading

• “autarca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “autarca”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “autarca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “autarca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “autarca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025