autêntico
Galician
Adjective
autêntico (feminine autêntica, masculine plural autênticos, feminine plural autênticas, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of auténtico
Further reading
- “autêntico”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- authentico (pre-standardization spelling)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek *ἕντης (*héntēs)
Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs)
Portuguese autêntico
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “original, genuine, principal”), from αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “one acting by his own authority, perpetrator, ruler”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈtẽ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [aʊ̯ˈtẽ.t͡ʃi.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈtẽ.t͡ʃi.ko/ [aʊ̯ˈtẽ.t͡ʃi.ko]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /awˈtẽ.ti.ku/
Adjective
autêntico (feminine autêntica, masculine plural autênticos, feminine plural autênticas)
- authentic; legitimate; genuine
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:autêntico
- Antonyms: apócrifo, falso, inverídico
Related terms
Further reading
- “autêntico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913