electo

Latin

Participle

ēlēctō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ēlēctus

References

• “electo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “electo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin electus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈleɡto/ [eˈleɣ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɡto
• Syllabification: e‧lec‧to

Adjective

electo (feminine electa, masculine plural electos, feminine plural electas)

1. -elect

Participle

electo (feminine electa, masculine plural electos, feminine plural electas)

1. past participle of elegir

Related terms

• elección

Further reading

• “electo”, 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