eleitriz

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēlēctrīcem. Compare Spanish electriz, Catalan electriu, French électrice and Italian elettrice.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.lejˈtɾis/ [e.leɪ̯ˈtɾis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.lejˈtɾis/ [e.leɪ̯ˈtɾis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /e.lejˈtɾiʃ/ [e.leɪ̯ˈtɾiʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɐjˈtɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɐjˈtɾiʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lejˈtɾiʃ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lejˈtɾiʃ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.leˈtɾiʃ/

• Hyphenation: e‧lei‧triz

Noun

eleitriz f (plural eleitrizes)

1. electress, wife of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire

Further reading

• “eleitriz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025