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escriba

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Asturian

Verb

escriba

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of escribir

Galician

Verb

escriba

  1. inflection of escribir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scriba. Doublet of escrivão.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ibɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧cri‧ba

Noun

escriba m or f by sense (plural escribas)

  1. scribe (someone employed to write and take notes)
    • 2024 August 8, Sandro Macedo, “Síndrome olímpica de Mutley”, in Folha de S.Paulo, São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN:
      Nos anos 1980 era diferente, este escriba lembra como era difícil ganhar uma única medalhinha de ouro, quem ganhava era celebrado como campeão de Copa do Mundo, aquela de futebol.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkɾiba/ [esˈkɾi.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: es‧cri‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin scriba. Doublet of escribano.

Noun

escriba m (plural escribas)

  1. scribe
    Synonym: escribiente

Etymology 2

Verb

escriba

  1. inflection of escribir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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