catecúmeno

See also: catecumeno

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.teˈkũ.me.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.teˈkũ.me.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.teˈku.me.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɨˈku.mɨ.nu/

• Hyphenation: ca‧te‧cú‧me‧no

Noun

catecúmeno m (plural catecúmenos, feminine catecúmena, feminine plural catecúmenas)

1. catechumen (convert the Christianity prior to baptism)

Adjective

catecúmeno (feminine catecúmena, masculine plural catecúmenos, feminine plural catecúmenas)

1. being or relating to a catechumen

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin catēchūmenus, from Ancient Greek κατηχούμενος (katēkhoúmenos, “being instructed”), present participle passive of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to sound through, instruct orally”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound, noise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kateˈkumeno/ [ka.t̪eˈku.me.no]
• Rhymes: -umeno
• Syllabification: ca‧te‧cú‧me‧no

Noun

catecúmeno m (plural catecúmenos, feminine catecúmena, feminine plural catecúmenas)

1. catechumen

Derived terms

• catecumenado

 

Related terms

• catecismo
• catequesis
• catequismo
• catequista
• catequizar

 

Further reading

• “catecúmeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16