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cetro
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Galician
Etymology
From Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron).
Noun
cetro m (plural cetros)
Neapolitan
Noun
cetro m
- cedar tree
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛtɾu
- Hyphenation: ce‧tro
Noun
cetro m (plural cetros)
- scepter (ornamental staff)
Further reading
- 'As variantes cetro e ceptro' in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa
- “cetro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “cetro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron). The initial consonant group -sk- is merged by palatization into a single consonant, so the -e- prosthesis is not necessary (as, for example, in: Latin schola > escuela.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθetɾo/ [ˈθe.t̪ɾo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˈsetɾo/ [ˈse.t̪ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -etɾo
- Syllabification: ce‧tro
Noun
cetro m (plural cetros)
Further reading
- “cetro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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